Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays, Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series

MLB

Rangers

90-72

7-1

Final

Rays

99-63

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Rangers 7-1

The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rangers win the series 2-0. The Rangers outscored the Rays 4-0 in the 4th inning. Evan Carter went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Oct 4

Rangers beat Rays 7-1 for Wild Card Series sweep behind Garcia and Carter home runs

Two years after losing 102 games, the resilient Texas Rangers are savoring a journey that's transformed them into a playoff team.

What it means

Rangers won the series 2-0.

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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

Nathan Eovaldi SP

Probable starter · 5-0, 2.95 ERA, 41 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

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

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 3 K, 2.20 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

TEX wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Rangers 4, Rays 0 (Oct 3)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 20,198
Officials: Tripp Gibson (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Left Field Umpire), Carlos Torres (Right Field Umpire)