Texas Rangers vs Athletics Final — August 15, 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 Athletics on Saturday, August 15 at 9:40 PM ET.
The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rangers -159, Athletics +140) prices the Rangers at 60% and the Athletics at 40%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Texas Rangers 5, Athletics 3
Texas Rangers won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Athletics +1.5): Texas Rangers covered.
- Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 9.5: Under.
- Texas Rangers closed at -159 on the moneyline (a 60% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Rangers -1.5 (+118)
Rangers -1.5 (-105)
Athletics +115 45%
Athletics +140 40%
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 47 times since 2023: the Rangers won 27 and the Athletics 20.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Rangers 3, Athletics 8 Athletics won | ||
| Apr 26, 2026 | Athletics 2, Rangers 1 Athletics won | ||
| Apr 25, 2026 | Athletics 3, Rangers 4 Rangers won | ||
| Apr 24, 2026 | Athletics 8, Rangers 1 Athletics won | ||
| Apr 16, 2026 | Rangers 9, Athletics 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)
Athletics
- Athletics team stats
- Houston Astros 13, Athletics 2 (Sep 26)
- Houston Astros 5, Athletics 6 (Sep 25)
- Houston Astros 7, Athletics 5 (Sep 24)
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- Philadelphia Phillies 9, Minnesota Twins 1 (Aug 15)
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- Boston Red Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Aug 15)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Atlanta Braves 3 (Aug 15)
- Kansas City Royals 0, Los Angeles Angels 1 (Aug 15)
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