| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 28-23 | 15-10 | 13-13 |
| Game 2 | 24-27 | 11-17 | 13-10 |
| Game 3 | 23-28 | 10-14 | 13-14 |
| Game 4 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 24-27 | 14-11 | 10-16 |
| Game 2 | 23-28 | 8-16 | 15-12 |
| Game 3 | 24-27 | 11-12 | 13-15 |
| Game 4 | 4-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-126 | 7o (5) | -1.5 |
|
|
+105 | 7u | +1.5 (9.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Nimmo | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .260 |
| J. Jung | DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| A. Osuna | PH -DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| J. Foscue | PH -DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| C. Seager | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .227 |
| W. Langford | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| E. Duran | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| N. Lopez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| J. Burger | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| E. Carter | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .192 |
| C. Freeman | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| D. Jansen | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | ||
Battling
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Keaschall | RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| B. Lee | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| B. Ross | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| K. Clemens | 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| J. Bell | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| R. Jeffers | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| W. Jenkins | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| R. Lewis | 1B -3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .226 |
| E. Rodriguez | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .178 |
| R. Kreidler | SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .218 |
| A. Sabato | PH -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. deGrom (L 11-11) | 4 .0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.20 |
| G. Collyer | 2 .0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
| T. Williams | 2 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ryan (W 7-10) | 6 .0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3.79 |
| K. Funderburk | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.71 |
| T. Nance | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
| T. Rogers | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
Location Target Field
Temperature 64° Temperature
Attendance 25,768 attendance
Home Chris Guccione
1st David Rackley
2nd Nestor Ceja
3rd Charlie Ramos
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | TEX Starter (IP) | MIN Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, '26 | TEX |
|
MIN -120 | o7.5 | J. Leiter (4.0) | J. Ryan (5.0) |
| Jun 16, '26 | TEX |
|
MIN +110 | o8.5 | K. Rocker (3.1) | Z. Matthews (7.0) |
| Jun 15, '26 | TEX |
|
MIN +130 | u8.5 | M. Gore (7.0) | M. Paredes (4.2) |
| Sep 25, '25 | TEX |
|
MIN +128 | u8.0 | T. Mahle (5.0) | B. Ober (6.0) |
| Sep 24, '25 | TEX |
|
TEX -170 | u7.0 | J. deGrom (5.0) | T. Bradley (6.0) |
| Sep 23, '25 | TEX |
|
MIN +126 | u8.0 | P. Corbin (3.2) | Z. Matthews (7.0) |
| Jun 12, '25 | MIN |
|
TEX +134 | o8.0 | P. Corbin (5.0) | B. Ober (4.2) |
| Jun 11, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN -152 | u8.5 | J. Leiter (4.0) | D. Festa (6.0) |
| Jun 10, '25 | MIN |
|
TEX +106 | o9.0 | T. Mahle (5.2) | S. Woods Richardson (4.2) |
| Aug 18, '24 | TEX |
|
TEX -110 | o7.5 | T. Mahle (3.0) | P. Lopez (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Jun 18, 2026 ) Minnesota 9, Texas 3
Somebody has to win the American League West.
The Texas Rangers hope it will be them.
Texas (79-80) has a shot at a division title if it wraps up the regular season with a successful series against the Minnesota Twins (75-84).
The teams will square off Friday night in Minneapolis to open a three-game set.
The Rangers will be the first to acknowledge they have endured a bumpy season, but they enter the final weekend in a neck-and-neck competition with the Houston Astros (79-80) for the division crown. The rest of the AL West's members -- the Seattle Mariners, Athletics and Los Angeles Angels -- have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The Astros will win the division if they wind up tied with the Rangers by virtue of capturing the season series. Houston will play the Athletics this weekend in West Sacramento, Calif., to close the regular season.
A 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday provided the Rangers with more hope in the playoff race.
"Coming into (Thursday), it just felt like ... we still have a heartbeat, still have a pulse, and it felt like we'd come out and play the game with our chest out and our chin up," Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said.
Meanwhile, the Twins are looking to finish a disappointing season on an upbeat note. They have been eliminated from playoff contention but could use the final series to get additional looks at young players such as Walker Jenkins, who could figure prominently into the team's 2027 plans.
Jenkins is hitting .222 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 23 games since he was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul. He struggled badly in his first couple of weeks in the big leagues but has improved lately, and he delivered a go-ahead RBI in the Twins' 4-2 victory in the team's most recent game Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants.
"You've got to give him credit," Twins manager Derek Shelton said. "... He's going to be a good hitter. He's going to play in the league for a long time. Just to be able to balance that out as we get toward the end of the season is extremely important."
In Friday's crucial game, the Rangers will turn to right-hander Jacob deGrom (11-10, 3.86 ERA). He has 196 strikeouts in 158 2/3 innings, and four more strikeouts will give him his first 200-strikeout campaign since 2019, when he had 255 for the Mets.
This will be deGrom's third career start against Minnesota. He is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA in his first two encounters.
The Twins will send out right-hander Joe Ryan (6-10, 3.83 ERA) for his final start of the season. He is looking for his first victory since July 5 against the New York Yankees.
Ryan has faced the Rangers four times in his career, going 2-1 with a 1.61 ERA and striking out 27 batters in 22 1/3 innings.
As for the Rangers, Schumaker said his team is not caught up in playoff tiebreakers or postseason hypotheticals.
"I'm not even thinking about that," he said. "I'm thinking about (Friday), winning (Friday). That's it.
"Jacob deGrom's on the hill, and we have Corey Seager playing short, and ‘JJ' (Josh Jung) playing third, and I'm really excited about what the lineup looks like."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jung | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Sep 25, '26) | Sep 25, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed Josh Jung (3B) on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Quantrill | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Sep 21, '26) | Sep 21, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed RP Cal Quantrill on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Pederson | DH | Ten Day IL - Hand( Sep 21, '26) | Sep 21, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed DH Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| M. Otanez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( Sep 18, '26) | Sep 18, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed Michel Otañez (RP) on the 15-day injured list due to viral illness. | ||||
| C. Winn | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Aug 30, '26) | Aug 30, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed RP Cole Winn on the 60-day injured list due to right rotator cuff strain. | ||||
| J. Leiter | SP | Sixty Day IL - Ankle( Aug 08, '26) | Aug 08, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred RHP Jack Leiter from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to ankle injury. | ||||
| K. Higashioka | C | Ten Day IL - Flexor Tendon( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list due to right flexor strain. | ||||
| J. Corniell | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred RHP Jose Corniell from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Beeks | RP | Sixty Day IL - Back( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred LHP Jalen Beeks to the 60-day injured list with a low back spasm. | ||||
| C. Baumler | RP | Sixty Day IL - Ribs( May 22, '26) | May 22, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred RHP Carter Baumler to the 60-day injured list with right intercostal strain. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hoffman | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 25, '26) | Sep 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed Jeff Hoffman (RP) on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| T. Larnach | LF | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Sep 17, '26) | Sep 17, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed LF Trevor Larnach on the 10-day injured list due to left wrist sprain. | ||||
| B. Buxton | CF | Ten Day IL - Hip( Sep 10, '26) | Sep 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with right hip impingement. | ||||
| M. Paredes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mike Paredes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 30, '26) | Jul 30, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right elbow strain. | ||||
| A. Banda | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred LHP Anthony Banda from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left lat strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Festa | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP David Festa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement, retroactive to March 22. | ||||
| P. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 25, '26) | Feb 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list following his successful UCL repair surgery with an internal brace. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 32
Home Team W/L 23-9
Home Avg. Margin 1.16
Home Money Total 1182
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Guccione | 32 | 23-9 | 8.97 | 292.81 | 186.44 | 106.38 | 63.7 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 2.47 | 2.38 | 17-14 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.97 |
| Starters Runs | 5.06 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.91 |
| Pitches | 292.8 |
| Strikes | 186.4 |
| Balls | 106.4 |
| Strike% | 63.67 % |
| SO | 16.0 |
| Walks | 6.5 |
| SO/Walks | 2.47 |
| HR | 2.4 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 2 - 2 | 100 to 110 | 2 - 2 |
| -121 to -140 | 6 - 1 | 111 to 130 | 2 - 0 |
| -141 to -160 | 4 - 2 | 131 to 150 | 3 - 1 |
| -161 to -180 | 0 - 0 | 151 to 170 | 1 - 0 |
| -181 + | 3 - 1 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 5 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2026 | BAL 6 - CLE 4 | W -136 | O 7.0 | Joey Cantillo (L) | Trevor Rogers (L) |
| Sep 3, 2026 | KC 7 - MIA 3 | W -123 | O 9.0 | Sandy Alcantara (R) | Michael Wacha (R) |
| Aug 29, 2026 | DET 2 - LAD 1 | W +164 | U 7.0 | Blake Snell (L) | Keider Montero (R) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | CHW 2 - TEX 11 | L -124 | O 8.0 | Kumar Rocker (R) | Jose Urquidy (R) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | TOR 0 - BOS 7 | L +135 | U 8.0 | Payton Tolle (L) | Max Scherzer (R) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | MIA 1 - PIT 13 | L +110 | O 8.0 | Braxton Ashcraft (R) | Tyler Phillips (R) |
| Aug 9, 2026 | STL 7 - COL 4 | W -158 | O 9.5 | Michael Lorenzen (R) | Michael McGreevy (R) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | KC 2 - MIN 1 | W -114 | U 8.5 | Dean Kremer (R) | Noah Cameron (L) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | SD 7 - SF 0 | W -142 | U 8.5 | Carson Whisenhunt (L) | Bradgley Rodriguez (R) |
| Jul 27, 2026 | LAA 4 - HOU 6 | L -110 | O 8.5 | Tatsuya Imai (R) | Walbert Urena (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | CHW 2 - TEX 11 | L -124 | O 8.0 | Kumar Rocker (R) | Jose Urquidy (R) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | TEX 10 - CLE 0 | W -138 | O 7.0 | Joey Cantillo (L) | Jacob deGrom (R) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | LAD 8 - TEX 7 | W -220 | O 8.5 | Kumar Rocker (R) | Tyler Glasnow (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | KC 2 - MIN 1 | W -114 | U 8.5 | Dean Kremer (R) | Noah Cameron (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2026 | TEX 10 - CLE 0 | W -138 | O 7.0 | Joey Cantillo (L) | Jacob deGrom (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 20, '26
TEX 2 - TOR 7
|
L -176 | o7.5 | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 18.9 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 15, '26
TEX 4 - BOS 2
|
W -148 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 18.4 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 10, '26
SEA 4 - TEX 3
|
L -107 | p7.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 15.3 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 05, '26
TEX 3 - TB 6
|
L -112 | o7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
|
Aug 31, '26
TEX 8 - ATH 1
|
W -220 | o7.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12.1 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 88.2 | 16.0 | 2.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 24, '25
TEX 4 - MIN 2
|
W -170 | u7.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 14.8 | 0.3 |
|
Apr 09, '19
NYM 8 - MIN 14
|
L -211 | o6.5 | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 24.3 | 1.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 85.5 | 19.5 | 0.6 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 19, '26
LAA 6 - MIN 5
|
L +105 | o7.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 19.8 | 0.6 |
|
Sep 13, '26
MIN 2 - CLE 9
|
L -126 | o8.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 21.0 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 07, '26
DET 5 - MIN 4
|
L +101 | o8.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 16.5 | 5.0 |
|
Aug 04, '26
KC 8 - MIN 2
|
L -140 | o9.5 | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 18.6 | 8.0 |
|
Jul 29, '26
MIN 0 - KC 4
|
L -198 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 15.5 | 0.7 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 88.2 | 18.3 | 3.2 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 18, '26
TEX 3 - MIN 9
|
W -120 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 19.4 | 2.5 |
|
Sep 01, '23
TEX 1 - MIN 5
|
W +138 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 12.3 | 0.6 |
|
Aug 26, '23
MIN 2 - TEX 6
|
L +113 | p8.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 83.7 | 15.9 | 1.0 |