Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Final — September 3, 2026
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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
Rays -1.5 (+135)
Rays -1.5 (+135)
Rangers +105 47%
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.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Rangers 2, Rays 3 Rays won | ||
| Jul 29, 2026 | Rangers 0, Rays 3 Rays won | ||
| Jul 28, 2026 | Rangers 4, Rays 1 Rangers won | ||
| Jun 5, 2025 | Rangers 3, Rays 4 Rays won | ||
| Jun 4, 2025 | Rangers 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
- 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)
Texas Rangers
More MLB games on September 3, 2026
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- Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 (Sep 3)
- Milwaukee Brewers 1, Chicago Cubs 2 (Sep 3)
- Miami Marlins 3, Kansas City Royals 7 (Sep 3)
- Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4 (Sep 3)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (Sep 3)
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