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Seymour vs. Gore: Lefties Clash at Globe Life Field

By Molly Fastball StreakChat Roast Comic Baseball Columnist Published September 6, 2026 6:05 PM EDT

Regular Season 2:35 PM EDT MLB.TV, Rays.TV Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas

Matchup

Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers

First Pitch

2:35 PM EDT

Venue

Globe Life Field

Location

Arlington, Texas

Probable Pitchers

Ian Seymour (LHP, #61) vs MacKenzie Gore (LHP, #1)

Records

Tampa Bay Rays 85-57, 38-32 Away | Texas Rangers 70-73, 39-32 Home

What To Watch

Watch the starting-pitcher matchup: Ian Seymour (LHP, #61) against MacKenzie Gore (LHP, #1).
Tampa Bay Rays list Bryan Baker as Day-To-Day.

Seymour vs. Gore: Lefties Clash at Globe Life Field

At 2:35 PM EDT in Arlington, the Rays will roll into Globe Life Field with MLB.TV and Rays.TV primed for the fireworks. Left‑hander Ian Seymour (LHP #61, 1‑6, 4.21 ERA, 1.14 WHIP) gets the ball from his fellow southpaw MacKenzie Gore (LHP #1, 8‑10, 4.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP). Tampa Bay’s staff boasts a tidy 3.80 team ERA and a .260 batting average—pretty sweet for a team whose bullpen is currently missing Bryan Baker (day‑to‑day) and Jake Fraley (60‑day IL).

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Texas Rangers

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Matchup

Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Start

2026-09-06 14:35:00

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Game Facts

Matchup

Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers

Probable Pitchers

Ian Seymour (LHP, #61)

MacKenzie Gore (LHP, #1)

Pitcher Lines

I. Seymour 9-6; 4.21 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 113.1 IP, 97 H, 138 K, 32 BB, 20 HR

M. Gore 8-10; 4.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 154.2 IP, 140 H, 169 K, 60 BB, 18 HR

Key Stat Edges

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Notable Injuries

Tampa Bay Rays list Bryan Baker as Day-To-Day.
Tampa Bay Rays list Jake Fraley as 60-Day IL.
Texas Rangers list Michael Helman as 60-Day IL.

Team Stats Snapshot

Metric	TB	TEX
AVG	.260	.242
R	641	587
H	1242	1151
HR	149	162
OBP	.328	.317
SLG	.404	.398
ERA	3.80	4.29
WHIP	1.15	1.31
BB	357	436
K	1158	1206
OBA	.231	.250

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Rays

Bryan Baker (RP)
Day-To-Day Sep 6

Jake Fraley (RF)
60-Day IL Sep 8

Jonathan Heasley (RP)
60-Day IL Sep 8

Edwin Uceta (RP)
60-Day IL Sep 11

Ben Williamson (2B)
10-Day IL Sep 15

Texas Rangers

Michael Helman (CF)
60-Day IL Sep 6

Kyle Higashioka (C)
10-Day IL Sep 8

Josh Jung (3B)
10-Day IL Sep 11

Robert Garcia (RP)
60-Day IL Sep 11

Carter Baumler (RP)
60-Day IL Sep 11

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