TB 6, TEX 8 | Sep 6, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 6, 2026•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

Rays

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Trevor Williams

LOSS

Steven Matz

SAVE

Jakob Junis

The Rangers defeated the Rays 8-6.

★Jake Burger2 HR, 3 RBI

★Ezequiel Duran3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Corey Seager homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:35 PM UTCT: 3:07Att: 33,285Venue: Globe Life Field

Ump Audit

Derek Thomas

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94.5%B

9 missed calls

+12.0% TB

+0.79 runs TB

Win Probability

TEX WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	11	2
TEX	0	1	0	4	2	0	0

Game 822848 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Yandy DíazDH	5	1	2	1	0	1	.305/.372/.467	105	.700	.859
Richie Palacios2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227/.321/.359	-	-	-
Junior Caminero3B	2	0	0	1	2	0	.280/.365/.530	105.5	.092	.068
Liam HicksPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288/.369/.440	65.1	.300	.270
Chandler SimpsonLF	5	2	2	0	0	0	.308/.336/.360	101.2	.313	.293
Jonny DeLucaCF	5	0	2	1	0	0	.262/.295/.422	106.8	.412	.403
Jorge MateoSS	4	1	0	0	0	1	.214/.261/.345	101.9	.346	.340
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.232/.296/.442	99.6	.259	.240
Nick FortesC	4	1	1	1	0	1	.265/.307/.364	97.3	.153	.138
Bench
Jonathan Aranda1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.279/.361/.432	98.3	.453	.345
Ryan Vilade1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	.262/.328/.476
Totals	36	6	11	6	4	4	-	-	-	-

2B:Aranda; Jr.

TB:13

RBI:DeLuca; Aranda; Fortes; Díaz; Jr.; Caminero

SB:Simpson

SF:Aranda; Caminero

GIDP:DeLuca

Team LOB:9

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ezequiel Duran3B	5	1	3	1	0	2	.277/.337/.457	108.6	.582

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ian Seymour	3.0	5	4	3	1	2	2	75-49	86.8	4.33
Kevin Kelly	0.2	1	1	0	0	1	0	12-8	87.9	2.16
Steven MatzLBS	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	33-24	89.6	5.88
Casey Legumina	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	85.7	3.76
Ty Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	14-10	90.3	0.00
Cole Sulser	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	21-12	89.1	4.94
Totals	8.0	12	8	6	5	8	3	173-114	-	-

IBB:Sulser

Inherited runners-scored:Kelly 1-0; Matz 2-2; Legumina 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Seymour 75-49; Kelly 12-8; Matz 33-24; Legumina 18-11; Johnson 14-10; Sulser 21-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Seymour 3-5; Kelly 0-1; Matz 1-2; Legumina 3-0; Johnson 1-0; Sulser 1-1

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
MacKenzie Gore	3.0	8	5	5	3	1	0	68-41	91.6	4.51

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Nick Fortes challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Evan Carter called out on strikes.

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B5Replay review: Wyatt Langford challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Wyatt Langford called out on strikes.

Top 2 • TB

4-0

Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd.

EV: 91.2 mph302 ftLA: 47°

3-0

Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd.

EV: 72.4 mph221 ftLA: 20°

2-0

Nick Fortes singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher MacKenzie Gore. Jorge Mateo scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 26.7 mph32 ftLA: 14°

1-0

Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Chandler Simpson scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd.

EV: 83.4 mph146 ftLA: 9°

Bot 2 • TEX

4-1

Jake Burger homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 402 ftLA: 26°

Top 4 • TB

5-1

Junior Caminero out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yandy Díaz scores.

EV: 97.5 mph292 ftLA: 51°

Bot 4 • TEX

5-3

Jake Burger homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Wyatt Langford scores.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 428 ftLA: 26°

5-5

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.

EV: 82.4 mph202 ftLA: 15°

Bot 5 • TEX

5-6

Elias Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jake Burger scores. Logan O'Hoppe to 2nd.

EV: 102.1 mph13 ftLA: -9°

5-7

Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Elias Díaz to 2nd.

EV: 100.2 mph167 ftLA: 8°

Top 7 • TB

6-7

Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd.

EV: 87.8 mph174 ftLA: 9°

Bot 8 • TEX

6-8

Corey Seager homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 396 ftLA: 30°

HR:Burger (2nd off Seymour, 0 on, 0 out); Burger (4th off Seymour, 1 on, 0 out); Seager (8th off Sulser, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Lopez; Foscue

TB:23

RBI:Burger 3; Seager; Foscue 2; Duran; Díaz

SB:Langford

Team LOB:11

IBB:Gore

Inherited runners-scored:Williams 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Gore 68-41; Williams 30-15; Silseth 7-6; Alexander 17-10; Latz 18-11; Junis 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Gore 5-3; Williams 3-3; Silseth 1-1; Alexander 0-2; Latz 0-2; Junis 0-3

Bench
Justin Foscue2B	4	0	1	2	0	0	.265/.326/.505	99	.445	.502
Logan O'HoppeDH	3	2	2	0	0	0	.218/.274/.302	105.2	.623	.604
Cody Freeman3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256/.326/.333	88.9	.365	.351
MacKenzie GoreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chase SilsethP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler AlexanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob LatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-