Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Texas RangersTEX

4–1

Final

Tampa Bay RaysTB

Tropicana Field

Team Season Averages

Texas RangersLeads 6 of 18

Tampa Bay RaysLeads 12 of 18

Batting

4.25Runs per game4.51
0.248Batting average0.260
0.321On-base percentage0.333
0.407Slugging percentage0.403
0.728OPS0.736
1.17Home runs per game1.00
8.30Hits per game8.70
124Home runs105
51Stolen bases101

Pitching

4.29ERA3.75
1.27WHIP1.16
8.67Strikeouts per nine8.10
2.94Walks per nine2.66
4.19Runs allowed per game3.70
0.246Opponent batting average0.231
897Pitching strikeouts840
34Quality starts33
31Saves41

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (TB)	Total	TEX ML	TB ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+144	-175
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+150	-178
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+145	-180
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+150	-178
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+154	-171
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+150	-175
BBetus	-1.5	8	+151	-171
BBovada	-1.5	8	+148	-180
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+145	-175
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+154	-171
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+149	-177

Game Information

Tropicana Field

Stadium

Jul 28, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 8 mph

86°

Lineups

TEX

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
TEX	20th	14th
TB	13th	9th

Matchup

TEXTB

54-52Record62-43
50.9%Win %59.0%
28-25Home record38-15
26-27Road record24-28
5-5Last 106-4
1Streak3
-21Run diff+42
16-17Division22-13
1 (B2B)Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
TEX	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
TB	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Team Stats

TEXStatTB

4Runs1
7Hits5
1Errors1
1Home runs0
4RBI1
2Stolen bases0
13K (bat)9
9K (pit)13
1BB (pit)4

Player Stats

TEX — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Joc PedersonDH	5	1	1	0	0	0
Wyatt LangfordLF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jake Burger1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon NimmoRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Smith2B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Evan CarterCF	3	1	2	0	1	1
Austin WynnsC	3	1	1	1	1	1
Nicky Lopez2B	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ezequiel DuranSS	2	1	1	0	1	0

TEX — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cal QuantrillRP	5.1	2	1	1	1	7
Jacob LatzRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jakob JunisRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler AlexanderRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Peyton GrayRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	1

TB — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jonathan Aranda1B	4	0	2	0	0
Junior Caminero3B	4	0	2	1	0
Chandler SimpsonLF	4	0	0	0	0
Yandy DiazDH	3	1	0	0	1
Cedric MullinsCF	3	0	0	0	0
Ryan ViladeRF	2	0	0	0	0
Taylor WallsSS	2	0	0	0	0
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	2	0	0	0	0
Hunter FeducciaC	2	0	0	0	0
Richie Palacios2B	2	0	0	0	0
Nick FortesC	1	0	0	0	0
Jonny DeLucaRF	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Williamson2B	1	0	1	0	0

TB — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Griffin JaxSP	5.2	5	2	1	3	10
Steven MatzSP	1.1	1	1	1	0	0
Kevin KellyRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1

Scoring Summary

89 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Pederson struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Langford struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Duran grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Aranda struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Caminero flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Nimmo struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Carter reached on infield single to pitcher.
0-0
Top
Burger singled to right, Carter to second.
0-0
Top
Burger picked off second, Carter to third on pickoff error by pitcher Jax.
0-0
Top
Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left, Carter scored.
1-0
Top
Smith walked.
1-0
Top
Wynns struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Mullins popped out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to first.
1-0
Bottom
Mesa Jr. struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Pederson singled to center.
1-0
Top
Langford doubled to center, Pederson to third.
1-0
Top
Duran hit sacrifice fly to right, Pederson scored, Langford to third.
2-0
Top
Nimmo grounded into fielder's choice to second, Nimmo to second, Langford out at home.
2-0
Top
Carter walked.
2-0
Top
Burger flied out to left.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Palacios struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Walls struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Feduccia flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Lopez struck out looking.
2-0
Top
Smith struck out looking.
2-0
Top
Wynns walked.
2-0
Top
Pederson struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Aranda singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Caminero doubled to left, Aranda to third.
2-0
Bottom
Mullins reached first base on catcher's interference.
2-0
Bottom
Simpson grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, Aranda out at home.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Langford struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Duran reached on bunt single to third.
2-0
Top
Nimmo grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Duran out at second.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Mesa Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Palacios struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Walls struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Carter struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Burger struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Matz relieved Jax
2-0
Top
Lopez grounded out to first.
2-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Feduccia grounded out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Díaz walked.
2-0
Bottom
Gray relieved Quantrill
2-0
Bottom
Aranda grounded out to pitcher, Díaz to second.
2-0
Bottom
Caminero tripled to center, Díaz scored.
2-1
Bottom
Mullins struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Smith flied out to center.
2-1
Top
Wynns homered to left (363 feet).
3-1
Top
Pederson grounded out to first.
3-1
Top
Langford fouled out to first.
3-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Alexander relieved Gray
3-1
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to first.
3-1
Bottom
Vilade hit for Mesa Jr.
3-1
Bottom
Vilade struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
DeLuca hit for Palacios
3-1
Bottom
DeLuca lined out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Vilade at second base.
3-1
Top
DeLuca in right field.
3-1
Top
Kimbrel relieved Matz
3-1
Top
Duran hit by pitch.
3-1
Top
Duran stole second.
3-1
Top
Nimmo struck out looking.
3-1
Top
Carter singled to center, Duran scored.
4-1
Top
Carter stole second. Texas Rangers challenged: call on the field was overturned.
4-1
Top
Burger flied out to left.
4-1
Top
Lopez walked.
4-1
Top
Smith flied out to left.
4-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Williamson hit for Walls
4-1
Bottom
Williamson singled to center.
4-1
Bottom
Junis relieved Alexander
4-1
Bottom
Fortes hit for Feduccia
4-1
Bottom
Fortes lined out to center.
4-1
Bottom
Díaz flied out to right.
4-1
Bottom
Aranda singled to right, Williamson to second.
4-1
Bottom
Caminero flied out to right.
4-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Williamson at shortstop.
4-1
Top
Fortes catching.
4-1
Top
Kelly relieved Kimbrel
4-1
Top
Wynns grounded out to second.
4-1
Top
Pederson struck out swinging.
4-1
Top
Langford struck out looking.
4-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Latz relieved Junis
4-1
Bottom
Mullins grounded out to second.
4-1
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to shortstop.
4-1
Bottom
Vilade fouled out to first.
4-1

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Player props

Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

MacKenzie Gore
Hits Allowed: 8/20 over · last line 4.5
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Corey Seager
Home Runs: 5/19 over · last line 0.5
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Danny Jansen
Hits: 12/18 over · last line 0.5
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Jacob deGrom
Outs: 6/18 over · last line 15.5
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Liam Hicks
Hits: 9/18 over · last line 0.5
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Nathan Eovaldi
Hits Allowed: 11/17 over · last line 3.5
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Kumar Rocker
ER: 5/14 over · last line 1.5
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Nick Martinez
Hits Allowed: 10/14 over · last line 3.5
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Drew Rasmussen
Hits Allowed: 7/12 over · last line 4.5
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Freddy Peralta
Hits Allowed: 10/12 over · last line 3.5
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Ryan Vilade
Home Runs: 1/12 over · last line 0.5
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Jack Leiter
Strikeouts: 4/11 over · last line 3.5
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Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays: Final Score & Recap

The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in this MLB game at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds

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