Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays, AL Wild Card Game 1

MLB

Rangers

90-72

4-0

Final

Rays

99-63

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Rangers 4-0

The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 in AL Wild Card Game 1 on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rangers win the series 2-0. The Rangers outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 6th inning. Corey Seager went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Rangers. Randy Arozarena went 2-for-4 for the Rays.

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What it means

Rangers won the series 2-0.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, 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

Jordan Montgomery SP

Probable starter · 3-1, 2.90 ERA, 17 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Robbie GrossmanDH
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Nathaniel Lowe1B
6Jonah HeimC
7Leody TaverasCF
8Josh Jung3B
9Evan CarterLF

Rays1st in AL East

Tyler Glasnow SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 8 K, 2.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Harold RamirezDH
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Curtis Mead2B
6Manuel MargotRF
7Taylor WallsSS
8Jose SiriCF
9Rene PintoC

The series

TEX wins series 2-0

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 19,704
Officials: Carlos Torres (Home Plate Umpire), Tripp Gibson (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Third Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Left Field Umpire), Alex Tosi (Right Field Umpire)