Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Rangers

40-22

3-8

Final

Rays

47-19

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
TB	1	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	X	8

Who won: Rays 8-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 6th inning. Isaac Paredes went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI for the Rays. Leody Taveras went 2-for-2 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Jun 9

Paredes has 2 homers, 6 RBIs, Glasnow gets 1st win in 2 years, Rays beat Rangers 8-3

Isaac Paredes homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, Tyler Glasnow got his first win in two years, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Friday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in the majors.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rangers 19-13 on the road; Rays 30-6 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Danny Jansen C
Hand, Surgery, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joc Pederson DH
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Josh Jung 3B
Hand, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rangers2nd in AL West

Andrew Heaney SP

Probable starter · 10-6, 4.15 ERA, 151 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Nathaniel Lowe1B
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Josh Jung3B
6Jonah HeimC
7Mitch GarverDH
8Ezequiel DuranLF
9Leody TaverasCF

Rays1st in AL East

Tyler Glasnow SP

Probable starter · 10-7, 3.53 ERA, 162 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Harold RamirezDH
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Jose SiriCF
7Christian BethancourtC
8Manuel MargotRF
9Taylor Walls2B

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 17,447
Officials: Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Brock Ballou (Second Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Third Base Umpire)