How to Watch Rays vs. Rangers AL Wild Card Game 1 - October 3

Updated Oct. 3, 2023 9:25 a.m. ET

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The AL Wild Card Series begins Tuesday at 3:08 PM ET when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Texas Rangers live from Tropicana Field, and airing on ABC. Tyler Glasnow will start for the Rays and Jordan Montgomery is set to start for the Rangers.

Check out everything you need to watch the Rays vs. Rangers matchup.

Rays vs. Rangers Game Information & How to Watch

When: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 3:08 PM ET
Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
TV: Watch on ABC

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Rays vs. Rangers Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 5, Rangers 4
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 55%, Rangers 45%

Rays vs. Rangers Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
6/9/2023	Rays	-1.5	8.5	-171	+146	8-3 TB
7/19/2023	Rangers	-1.5	9.5	-124	+105	5-1 TEX
7/18/2023	Rangers	-1.5	9	-137	+117	5-3 TEX
7/17/2023	Rays	-1.5	9	-126	+107	3-2 TEX
6/2/2022	Rays	-1.5	8.5	-130	+110	3-1 TB
6/1/2022	Rays	-1.5	7.5	-123	+104	4-3 TB
5/31/2022	Rangers	-1.5	8	-118	-101	3-0 TEX
5/30/2022	Rays	-1.5	8	-144	+123	9-5 TEX
6/11/2023	Rays	-1.5	8.5	-196	+165	7-3 TB
6/10/2023	Rays	-1.5	8	-113	-106	8-4 TEX

Rays Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.9
HR	13
ERA	5.50
K/9	10.9

Rays Player Insights

Yandy Diaz's .330 average leads the Rays this year. His resume also includes 22 homers and driven in 78 RBI.
Among all hitters in MLB, Diaz's home run total places him 73rd, and his RBI tally puts him 63rd.
Isaac Paredes has hit 31 home runs with 98 RBI. Both pace his team.
Paredes ranks 22nd in home runs and 20th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
Paredes enters this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
Randy Arozarena is batting .255 with 19 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 80 walks.
Josh Lowe is batting .292 with 32 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 31 walks.
Lowe has recorded at least one hit in 11 straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .400 with five doubles, two home runs, five walks and eight RBI.

Rangers Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
September 26	@ Red Sox	W 9-7	Zach Eflin vs Tanner Houck
September 27	@ Red Sox	W 5-0	Tyler Glasnow vs Brayan Bello
September 29	@ Blue Jays	L 11-4	Aaron Civale vs Yusei Kikuchi
September 30	@ Blue Jays	W 7-5	Shawn Armstrong vs Hyun-Jin Ryu
October 1	@ Blue Jays	W 12-8	Jacob Lopez vs Wes Parsons
October 3	Rangers	-	Tyler Glasnow vs Jordan Montgomery
October 4	Rangers	-	Zach Eflin vs Nathan Eovaldi

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Rangers Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4
HR	18
ERA	3.76
K/9	9

Rangers Player Insights

Marcus Semien has 40 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 72 walks while batting .276.
Among all hitters in MLB, Semien's home run total is 30th and his RBI tally ranks 17th.
Corey Seager has a club-leading .325 batting average.
Seager ranks 16th among all batters in MLB in home runs, and 27th in RBI.
Adolis Garcia has been a significant run producer for the Rangers with 39 home runs and 107 runs batted in.
Nate Lowe is batting .262 with 38 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 93 walks.

Rangers Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
September 27	@ Angels	W 5-0	Dane Dunning vs Griffin Canning
September 28	@ Mariners	L 3-2	Jordan Montgomery vs Logan Gilbert
September 29	@ Mariners	L 8-0	Nathan Eovaldi vs Bryan Woo
September 30	@ Mariners	W 6-1	Andrew Heaney vs Luis Castillo
October 1	@ Mariners	L 1-0	Dane Dunning vs George Kirby
October 3	@ Rays	-	Jordan Montgomery vs Tyler Glasnow
October 4	@ Rays	-	Nathan Eovaldi vs Zach Eflin