MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/06/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2723 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (75-69) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Texas Rangers (75-69) 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 X 7 10 0
Erickson Slugs Rangers to 7-2 Win
Texas defeated Tampa Bay, 7-2, in large part due to 29-year old left fielder Wes Erickson. Erickson drove in 6 runs. The right fielder had 1 double and 2 home runs for the Rangers. Lance McCullers Jr., the winning pitcher, improved to 11-6. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 9 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 0. Texas, at 75-69, is 4 games up in the American League West Division.

With Texas trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Erickson hit a curveball from Kevin Murray for a 3-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Rangers ahead, 3-1.

"No complaints from me," said Rangers manager Eric Wedge. "I like what I saw out there."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 16 75
O. Leme C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 4 45
J. Engram DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .235 10 61
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273 8 39
D. Mitchell 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .236 20 43
E. Cox LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .226 23 63
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 12 54
D. Santos CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 9 39
A. Rondon SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 1 31
Totals 33 2 10 1 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Ramírez (25, 2nd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mitchell (16, 7th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cox (23, 7th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Leme 2 , I. Ramírez 3 , D. Mitchell 3 , E. Cox 4 , D. Veeck , D. Santos , A. Rondon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mitchell , D. Veeck , A. Rondon
GIDP: B. Davenport , E. Cox
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Santos (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rondon-Ramírez-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Camacho 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .365 0 51
I. López LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .322 3 27
W. Erickson RF 4 2 3 6 0 0 0 .267 13 75
S. Ito C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 17 73
T. Silva 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .261 13 72
J. Rivers DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .264 3 23
I. Lópes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .261 5 21
J. García SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .227 14 48
O. Cameron CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .215 5 35
Totals 32 7 10 7 3 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivers (13, 4th Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Erickson (24, 7th Inning off J. Pacheco, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Erickson 2 (13, 3rd Inning off K. Murray, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off K. Murray, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Camacho , W. Erickson 10 , J. Rivers 4 , J. García , O. Cameron 2
2-out RBI: W. Erickson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ito , J. García
GIDP: O. Cameron
Sac Fly: J. García
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rivers (15) , O. Cameron (31)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Silva-Lópes-Camacho, García-Lópes-Camacho)
OF assists: 1 (López(Mitchell at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Murray L (11-11) 4.1 8 6 6 0 2 2 21 73 3.97   
J. Pacheco 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 39 7.78   
J. Carver 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 27 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 25
Batters Faced: K. Murray 21, J. Pacheco 10, J. Carver 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 6-5, J. Pacheco 4-2, J. Carver 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 73-45, J. Pacheco 39-24, J. Carver 27-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (11-6) 7.0 9 2 2 0 5 1 27 93 4.06   
T. Wright 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 19 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 56
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 27, T. Wright 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 9-4, T. Wright 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 93-63, T. Wright 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wright 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wes Erickson
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 46003
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