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MLB · July 30, 2026

Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — July 30, 2026

Thursday, July 30 · 12:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-3-7+10-2+1+6-2+4+3-3
Game by game
-5+6+10+2-2+8+3+1-3+3
5-5
Last 10
7-3
+7
Net
+23
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
926 mi1,491 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About 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 Thursday, July 30 at 12:11 PM ET.

The total closed at 8, up from 7.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rangers +153, Rays -184) prices the Rangers at 38% and the Rays at 62%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Texas Rangers 2, Tampa Bay Rays 3

Tampa Bay Rays won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Texas Rangers covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 8: Under.
  • Tampa Bay Rays closed at -184 on the moneyline (a 62% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRays -1.5 (+136)
Rangers +1.5 (-166)
CloseRays -1.5 (+115)
Rangers +1.5 (-140)
Totalup 0.5
Open7.5 (o -112 / u -108)
Close8 (o -105 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenRangers +124 43%
Rays -146 57%
CloseRangers +153 38%
Rays -184 62%

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 20 times since 2023: the Rangers won 13 and the Rays 7.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 29, 2026Rangers 0, Rays 3
Rays won


Jul 28, 2026Rangers 4, Rays 1
Rangers won


Jun 5, 2025Rangers 3, Rays 4
Rays won


Jun 4, 2025Rangers 4, Rays 5
Rays won


Jun 3, 2025Rangers 1, Rays 5
Rays won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Texas Rangers

Tampa Bay Rays

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