The Texas Rangers host a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays starting on Thursday.

The Texas Rangers host the Tampa Bay Rays for their final series of the season starting on Thursday night. This will be the beginning of a four-game series. The Rays lead the series, 2-1, after winning the first series in Tampa Bay at the end of July. The Rangers are trying to get back to .500 in this series, but it will be a tall order considering that the Rays have the best record in the American League. The good news for the Rangers is that no team is running away with the AL West. The Houston Astros lead the division, with Texas sitting just two games back. The Rangers are 69-71 with a 38-30 home record. Tampa Bay is coming off a series loss to the New York Mets at home, but it is still in good shape with an 83-56 record and a 36-31 mark on the road. The Rays still lead their division over the New York Yankees by four games. The Rays will be the -126 favorites to win tonight’s opener. That likely has a lot to do with Tampa Bay starting Shane McClanahan, who is 10-6 with a 3.19 ERA in 113 innings. The Rangers will counter with Cal Quantrill, who is 6-5 with a 3.01 ERA in 89.2 innings.

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Game Date: Thursday, Sep. 3, 2026

Game Time: 8:05 p.m. ET

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TV: MLB.TV – Tampa Bay Rays, Rangers Sports Network, Tampa Bay Rays

Location: Globe Life Field – Arlington, TX

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The Rangers are coming off a series win against the Athletics, but they missed out on the sweep with a 9-2 loss in the finale on Wednesday. The Rangers had trouble keeping the A’s in the park. Henry Bolte had the first multihomer game of his career, and Zack Gelof, Jonah Heim, and Alika Williams also added dingers. The Rangers got off to a hot start of their own, getting out to a 2-0 lead with homers from Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue. But Texas couldn’t score again, and starter Cody Bradford struggled to fall to 0-4 after giving up five runs in four innings off of seven hits. Despite having one of the worst records in the league, the A’s won the season series with the victory Wednesday, 7-6.

The Rays also lost their series finale on Wednesday, dropping the rubber match 10-4 against the Mets. New York was off to the races in the finale, getting off to a 6-0 lead by the third inning. Tampa Bay got back in the game by scoring four runs through the third and fourth innings, capped by a two-run homer by Richie Palacios. But Tampa Bay was unable to score again as New York kept pouring it on in the final matchup against Tampa this season.

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The Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers game will take place on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 8:05 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great MLB action.

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