Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — July 28, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Rangers visited the Rays on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:41 PM ET.
The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rangers +148, Rays -176) prices the Rangers at 39% and the Rays at 61%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Texas Rangers won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Texas Rangers covered.
- Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
- Texas Rangers closed at +148 on the moneyline (a 39% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Rangers +1.5 (-145)
Rangers +1.5 (-145)
Rays -178 61%
Rays -176 61%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 18 times since 2023: the Rangers won 12 and the Rays 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | Rangers 3, Rays 4 Rays won | ||
| Jun 4, 2025 | Rangers 4, Rays 5 Rays won | ||
| Jun 3, 2025 | Rangers 1, Rays 5 Rays won | ||
| Apr 6, 2025 | Rays 3, Rangers 4 Rangers won | ||
| Apr 5, 2025 | Rays 4, Rangers 6 Rangers won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Texas Rangers
- Texas Rangers team stats
- Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 6 (Sep 27)
- Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 (Sep 26)
- New York Mets 1, Texas Rangers 3 (Sep 24)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
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