Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers

TB 6 — 8 TEX
Final — 2026-09-06
MVP: Jake Burger 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB

Texas Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Rays 8-6. Jake Burger led the way with 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB. Trevor Williams earned the win and Steven Matz took the loss. Jakob Junis recorded the save.

123456789 RHE
TB 040100100 6
TEX 01042001 8

Scoring Plays

Top 2: Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Chandler Simpson scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. (1-0)
Top 2: Nick Fortes singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher MacKenzie Gore. Jorge Mateo scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd. (2-0)
Top 2: Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd. (3-0)
Top 2: Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. (4-0)
Bot 2: Jake Burger homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. (4-1)
Top 4: Junior Caminero out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yandy Díaz scores. (5-1)
Bot 4: Jake Burger homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Wyatt Langford scores. (5-3)
Bot 4: Justin Foscue doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Ezequiel Duran scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. (5-5)
Bot 5: Elias Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jake Burger scores. Logan O'Hoppe to 2nd. (5-6)
Bot 5: Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Elias Díaz to 2nd. (5-7)
Top 7: Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd. (6-7)
Bot 8: Corey Seager homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. (6-8)

TB — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Palacios 2B0000000000 .227.321.359.680
Mateo SS4100000010 .214.261.345.606
Vilade 1B2000000210 .257.323.471.794
Simpson LF5220000001 .308.336.360.696
DeLuca CF5020001000 .262.295.422.717
Hicks PH1000000000 .288.369.440.809
Aranda 1B4021001000 .279.361.432.793
Fortes C4110001010 .265.307.364.671
Diaz DH5120001010 .305.372.467.839
Mesa RF4110001000 .227.291.431.722
Caminero 3B2000001200 .280.365.530.895

TEX — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Carter CF3000000020 .194.291.326.617
Langford LF2100000311 .245.331.436.767
Burger 1B4320023120 .239.305.433.738
Pederson PH0000000100 .235.329.485.814
Seager SS5110011000 .227.322.417.739
Lopez 2B1011000000 .262.303.306.609
Foscue 2B4011002000 .265.326.505.831
Duran 3B5130001020 .277.337.457.794
Nimmo RF5010000000 .264.329.417.746
Jansen DH1000000000 .170.262.327.589
Freeman 3B1000000000 .256.326.333.659
Diaz C3010001010 .233.267.404.671
O'Hoppe DH3220000000 .218.274.302.576
(gpid=sa:695508) DH0000000000 .207.281.345.626

TB — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Matz 1.0322110 33-24 5.881.28L
(gpid=sa:694494) 1.0000120 14-10 0.001.00
Legumina 1.1100110 18-11 3.761.27
Seymour 3.0543122 75-49 4.331.16
Sulser 1.0211111 21-12 4.941.35
Kelly 0.2110010 12-8 2.160.84

TEX — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Alexander 1.0211010 17-10 3.301.31H
Silseth 1.0000010 7-6 2.981.44H
Williams 2.0000100 30-15 3.381.27W
(gpid=sa:656641) 1.0100010 18-11 1.851.09H
Gore 3.0755310 68-41 4.511.33
Junis 1.0000000 11-7 2.741.14S

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas

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