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MLB · September 3, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Final — September 3, 2026

Thursday, September 3 · 8:05 PM ET
Last 10 games
+2+3-3+3+5+1+1-1+4-6
Game by game
+2+9-4-6-5-2+3+7+3-7
7-3
Last 10
5-5
+9
Net
+0
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 Rays visited the Rangers on Thursday, September 3 at 8:05 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rays -125, Rangers +110) prices the Rays at 54% and the Rangers at 46%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Tampa Bay Rays 0, Texas Rangers 6

Texas Rangers won by 6.

  • Against the closing spread (Texas Rangers +1.5): Texas Rangers covered.
  • Combined score 6 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Texas Rangers closed at +110 on the moneyline (a 46% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRangers +1.5 (-162)
Rays -1.5 (+135)
CloseRangers +1.5 (-162)
Rays -1.5 (+135)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -120 / u -101)
Close7.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Moneyline
OpenRays -126 53%
Rangers +105 47%
CloseRays -125 54%
Rangers +110 46%

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 21 times since 2023: the Rays won 8 and the Rangers 13.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 30, 2026Rangers 2, Rays 3
Rays won


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


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

Teams

Tampa Bay Rays

Texas Rangers

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