Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Rangers

3-2

2-5

Final

Rays

3-3

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 5-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at Tropicana Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 5th inning. Isaac Paredes went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rays. Jonah Heim went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Apr 2

Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes lead Ray over Rangers 5-2

Zach Eflin took a shutout into the seventh inning, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Rangers 1-1 on the road; Rays 3-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jack Leiter SP
Ankle, Surgery, 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 · 5-14, 4.28 ERA, 159 K, 1.25 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Evan CarterLF
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Wyatt LangfordDH
6Jared Walsh1B
7Jonah HeimC
8Josh Smith3B
9Leody TaverasCF

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 10-9, 3.59 ERA, 134 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Harold RamirezDH
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Amed RosarioRF
6Curtis Mead2B
7Jose SiriCF
8Jose CaballeroSS
9Rene PintoC

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rangers 9, Rays 3 (Apr 1)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 11,697
Officials: Alfonso Marquez (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barrett (First Base Umpire), Jonathan Parra (Second Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Third Base Umpire)