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September 5, 2026 · AL West

Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers

September 5, 20267:05 PM ETGlobe Life Field
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
68-46
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HOME
Texas Rangers
57-58

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · TB Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Junior Caminero 3B · R .284 .373 .559 .932 33 71 91 .767
2 Yandy Díaz DH · R .300 .373 .458 .831 15 64 72 .747
3 Jonathan Aranda 1B · L .285 .374 .432 .806 14 71 111 .743
4 Chandler Simpson LF · L .299 .329 .357 .686 0 23 39 .731
5 Liam Hicks C · L .282 .364 .439 .803 15 66 39 .726
6 Cedric Mullins CF · L .204 .280 .357 .637 13 35 79 .711
7 Taylor Walls SS · S .214 .305 .280 .585 0 23 81 .694
8 Ben Williamson 2B · R .247 .309 .332 .641 3 26 51 .727
9 Nick Fortes C · R .276 .317 .383 .700 4 28 32 .697
HOME · TEX Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brandon Nimmo RF · L .274 .342 .445 .787 12 43 99 .727
2 Jake Burger 1B · R .238 .297 .421 .718 19 66 119 .727
3 Ezequiel Duran SS · R .276 .328 .459 .787 13 63 93 .715
4 Joc Pederson DH · L .252 .340 .500 .840 20 42 80 .720
5 Evan Carter CF · L .199 .313 .335 .648 8 30 75 .747
6 Wyatt Langford LF · R .265 .316 .490 .806 13 31 63 .752
7 Corey Seager SS · L .201 .310 .382 .692 10 25 64 .763
8 Alejandro Osuna LF · L .255 .347 .297 .644 1 24 32 .739
9 Nicky Lopez 2B · L .282 .323 .316 .639 1 19 31 .698

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · TEX
Skip Schumaker
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 3.4 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TB
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · TEX
  • Available 9
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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HOME · TEX
4-6 W2 -8 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with TB listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Rays and Rangers staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.