Rays beat Rangers 6-3 in 10 innings as division leaders hold magic number of 17

Final result

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers 6-3 in 10 innings on September 5, 2026, at Globe Life Field. Attendance was 31,657.

Tampa Bay improved to 85-57. Texas dropped to 70-73. The game was the third of a four-game regular-season series.

How the game changed

The decisive swing came in the top of the 10th. Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run, and the Rays scored all 3 of their runs in that inning to pull away.

Tampa Bay led from the start. Junior Caminero homered in the top of the 1st, and Richie Palacios added a solo shot in the 5th. Joc Pederson answered with a solo homer for Texas in the bottom of the 6th.

The Rays added a run in the top of the 8th, but the Rangers scored twice in the bottom half, with Evan Carter's solo home run part of the rally, to tie the game at 3. Neither team scored in the 9th, sending the game to extra innings.

Key performances

Aranda finished with 2 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 runs and 3 RBIs. Caminero had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with a run and an RBI. Palacios had 1 hit in 2 at-bats, his home run.

Drew Rasmussen gave the Rays 7.0 innings, allowing 1 earned run and striking out 7.

For Texas, Carter and Pederson each homered and drove in a run. Tampa Bay out-homered the Rangers 3 to 2.

Season and playoff context

The Rays remain first in their division with a magic number of 17.

The Rangers sit second in the division, 3.0 games back. They rank fifth in the wild-card race, 2.0 games back, with an elimination number of 17 in the division and 16 for a wild card. The loss kept a narrowing margin in place for Texas with the regular season winding down.

Series context

This was Game 3 of the four-game regular-season series at Globe Life Field, with one game remaining.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings