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Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldStats updated Jul 28, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score43
Texas Rangers
72–75 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 43
4
4–1
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
87–59 · 1st AL East · T-Score 71
1
T-Score71
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersThe starters are close overall, but Quantrill owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupEvenBoth confirmed lineups are close to their normal everyday configuration.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRaysTampa has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

TEX
Cal Quantrill RHP
Cal Quantrill
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.89
27th
WHIP
1.06
23rd
K/9
6.75
182nd
BB/9
2.19
30th
P-Score63i
FIP
3.99
HR/9
1.05
93rd
OPS/R
0.544
IP
102.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.28
Road ERA3.61
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.50
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TB
Griffin Jax RHP
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.99
102nd
WHIP
1.24
82nd
K/9
9.33
54th
BB/9
2.99
102nd
P-Score61i
FIP
3.96
HR/9
1.36
151st
OPS/R
0.669
IP
99.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.14
Road ERA3.83
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.00
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Jax strikes out 2.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Quantrill allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.06 WHIP compared with 1.24.
·Quantrill enters with a 2.89 ERA compared with Jax's 3.99.
·Quantrill averages 5.6 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricQuantrillJaxNote
ERA−7191Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.993.96
WAR1.41.0Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Quantrill arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker25%94.0
Four-seam23%93.8
Splitter23%84.7
Cutter21%88.7
Curveball4%79.3
Slider3%86.0
Jax arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper25%87.6
Changeup23%91.0
Sinker22%95.4
Four-seam18%96.0
Curveball9%84.9
Cutter3%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (Griffin Jax)
25th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Cal Quantrill)
4th
in MLB
0.755OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page →
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jax (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH77.81726.835No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF68.76516.789No MLB historyNo history
3Ezequiel DuranRSS69.77517.746No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF73.73614.681No MLB historyNo history
5Evan CarterLCF46.6169.673No MLB historyNo history
6Jake BurgerR1B72.73926.672No MLB historyNo history
7Nicky LopezL2B35.6411.691No MLB historyNo history
8Josh SmithL2B46.67161.162No MLB historyNo history
9Austin WynnsRC—.3781.383No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.234 / .817 · 26 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Wyatt Langford LF · R.241 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Ezequiel Duran SS · R.270 / .775 · 17 HRvs hand .746 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.261 / .736 · 14 HRvs hand .681 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Evan Carter CF · L.195 / .616 · 9 HRvs hand .673 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.237 / .739 · 26 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.278 / .641 · 1 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score8Josh Smith 2B · L.226 / .671 · 6 HRvs hand 1.162 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Austin Wynns C · R.146 / .378 · 1 HRvs hand .383 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Cal Quantrill
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Quantrill (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH84.84122.833No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B78.78619.836No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B91.89639.880No MLB historyNo history
4Cedric MullinsLCF49.63214.656No MLB historyNo history
5Chandler SimpsonLLF45.6950.719No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF66.79512.789No MLB historyNo history
7Richie PalaciosL2B51.6919.736No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor WallsSSS36.5962.636No MLB historyNo history
9Hunter FeducciaLC49.6443.737No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.305 / .841 · 22 HRvs hand .833 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.277 / .786 · 19 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.280 / .896 · 39 HRvs hand .880 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score4Cedric Mullins CF · L.204 / .632 · 14 HRvs hand .656 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.308 / .695 · 0 HRvs hand .719 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.247 / .795 · 12 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score7Richie Palacios 2B · L.228 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Taylor Walls SS · S.218 / .596 · 2 HRvs hand .636 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score9Hunter Feduccia C · L.232 / .644 · 3 HRvs hand .737 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·TBTB
AVG.243 16th.260 1st
OPS.717 16th.733 7th
Home runs171 14th155 22nd
Runs610 26th662 13th
OBP.317 12th.329 5th
SLG.400 17th.404 11th
PitchingTEXTEX·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.29vs3.81
TEXTB
WHIP1.31vs1.15
TEXTB
K/98.7vs8.1
TEXTB
HR Allowed176vs182
TEXTB
BullpenTEXTEX·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.34vs3.60
no league rank
Saves40vs55
TEXTB
ResultsTEXTEX·TBTB
+12124th
Run differential
+22311th
72–75 Record87–59
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Cal Quantrill (4.05 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Griffin Jax (3.89 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rangers and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Cal Quantrill is at 63; Griffin Jax is at 61. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.