Rangers snap skid, tie Rays atop AL wild card
Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus homered and drove in three runs each and the Texas Rangers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
7
Tampa Bay Rays
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tropicana Field · 10,786 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
L Martin homered to right (413 feet).
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
-
Play Result 6-1
E Andrus hit sacrifice fly to right, L Martin scored.
-
Advancing On Play 6-1
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
-
Play Result 5-1
J Lobaton homered to right (344 feet).
-
Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
-
Play Result 5-0
E Andrus homered to left (365 feet), I Kinsler scored.
-
Advancing On Force 5-0
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
-
Play Result 3-0
I Kinsler singled to center, M Moreland and L Martin scored.
-
Advancing On Play 3-0
-
Advancing On Play 2-0
-
Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
-
Play Result 1-0
I Kinsler homered to left (353 feet).
-
End Inning 7-1
End of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
D Young flied out to right.
-
Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
-
Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
D Young batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
E Longoria struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
-
Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
E Longoria batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
J Loney popped out to shortstop.
-
Pop Out 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
-
Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
J Loney batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
W Myers singled to left.
-
Single 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
-
Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
W Myers batting
-
Play Result 7-1
J Nathan relieved T Scheppers.
-
Start Inning 7-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
Lineup Change 7-1
-
Lineup Change 7-1
-
End Inning 7-1
Middle of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
A Rios grounded out to second.
-
Ground Out 7-1
Pitch 4: in play
-
Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
-
Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
-
Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
A Rios batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
-
Play Result 7-1
E Andrus singled to right.
-
Single 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
-
Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 596 events.
Head to Head
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Ben ZobristSS18
Wil MyersRF4
James Loney1B28
Evan Longoria3B3
Matt JoyceDH7
Desmond JenningsCF8
David DeJesusLF3
Jose LobatonC7
Yunel EscobarSS0
Substitutes
Delmon YoungDH27
Sean RodriguezLF13
Kelly Johnson2B55
Luke ScottPH30
Chris GimenezC46
TEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Alex RiosRF15
Adrian Beltre3B29
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Lance BerkmanDH27
Jim AdduciLF33
Mitch Moreland1B18
Leonys MartinCF17
Substitutes
Jeff G BakerDH10
Craig GentryLF71
MLB News
All news
News
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander apologizes for sharing anti-Muslim posts
Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander apologized for sharing anti-Muslim social media posts, saying it caused hurt and fell short of his own convictions.
News
Astros manager Brad Ausmus sets goal of winning World Series
New Astros manager Brad Ausmus said he's "not here to talk about glory days" after playing for the franchise and is instead focused on winning the World Series.
ESPN
2026-27 MLB free agency, trade grades: Offseason analysis
We've got you covered with grades and analysis on every winter signing and big offseason trade.
Video
'The Rich Eisen Show' reacts to Jake Bauers heading to the Red Sox
'The Rich Eisen Show' reacts to Jake Bauers heading to the Red Sox