Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers: Final Score & Recap

The Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 at Globe Life Field on September 16, 2026, a result that was never truly in doubt after Texas seized control early and pulled away decisively in the middle innings. The DiamondIQ model opened the game with an even 50 percent home win probability, but by the final out that figure had climbed to 100 percent as the Rangers built a commanding margin on 13 hits against a Boston staff that allowed damage in bunches.

The decisive stretch came in the seventh inning, when Texas extended what had been a modest lead into a comfortable one. Ezequiel Duran's single off Erik Miller added 19.4 percent to Texas's win probability, the single largest swing of the game, and Brandon Nimmo followed with a double off the same pitcher worth another 16.6 percent, turning the inning into a three-run frame that effectively closed out any remaining Boston hope. Earlier, Justin Foscue's RBI single off Jake Bennett in the fourth inning had added 12.2 percent, and Wyatt Langford's single off Greg Weissert in the fifth contributed another 12.1 percent, with Josh Jung's double in that same inning adding 8.1 percent as the Rangers layered on runs steadily throughout the game.

Among individual performers, Ezequiel Duran led all batters with a WPA of plus 10.4 and an RE24 of plus 1.1, while Justin Foscue posted plus 7.7 WPA and plus 1.0 RE24 to round out a productive offensive night. On the mound, Nathan Eovaldi was the standout, finishing with a WPA of plus 20.7, the highest among all pitchers, with Jake Bennett contributing plus 9.4 and Jakob Junis adding plus 3.9 in support. Boston managed only three hits and committed one error, giving Texas clean execution on both sides of the ball in a thorough home victory.