How to Watch Rays vs. Rangers AL Wild Card Game 2 - October 4

Updated Oct. 4, 2023 9:24 a.m. ET

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The AL Wild Card Series continues Wednesday at 3:08 PM ET when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Texas Rangers live on ABC from Tropicana Field. The Rangers will look to move on to the ALDS while the Rays hope to extend the series with a win. Zach Eflin will start for the Rays and Nathan Eovaldi is expected to start for the Rangers.

Here's everything you need to watch the Rays vs. Rangers game.

Rays vs. Rangers Game Information & How to Watch

When: Wednesday, October 4, 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 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 54%, Rangers 46%

Rays vs. Rangers Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
10/3/2023	Rays	-1.5	7.5	-155	+133	4-0 TEX
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
6/9/2023	Rays	-1.5	8.5	-171	+146	8-3 TB
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

Rays Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.6
HR	13
ERA	5.00
K/9	10.1

Rays Player Insights

Yandy Diaz is the Rays best hitter so far this season, hitting at a team-leading .330 rate along with 22 homers and 78 RBI.
Diaz is 73rd in home runs and 63rd in RBI among all batters in the majors.
Isaac Paredes' 31 home runs and 98 runs batted in both pace his team.
Paredes ranks 22nd in home runs in MLB, and 20th in RBI.
Paredes has three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
Randy Arozarena is hitting .255 with 19 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 80 walks.
Arozarena will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. In his last five games he is hitting .313 with three doubles and three walks.
Josh Lowe has 32 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 31 walks while batting .292.

Rangers Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
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	L 4-0	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	3.6
HR	16
ERA	3.24
K/9	9

Rangers Player Insights

Marcus Semien has 40 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 72 walks while hitting .276.
Among all hitters in the big leagues, Semien ranks 30th in home runs and 17th in RBI.
Corey Seager has a club-leading .325 batting average.
Seager ranks 16th in homers and 27th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers in home runs (39) and runs batted in (107).
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 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	W 4-0	Jordan Montgomery vs Tyler Glasnow
October 4	@ Rays	-	Nathan Eovaldi vs Zach Eflin