| Texas Rangers (83-56) at Tampa Bay Rays (76-63) |
| Game One |
Tampa Bay 3, Texas 1 (11 innings) |
| Game Two |
Texas 4, Tampa Bay 2 (10 innings) |
| Game Three |
Sunday, September 9th, 1:40 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 4-4 (3-3 at Tex; 1-1 at TB) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Texas 5-4 (2-1 at Tex; 3-3 at TB) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 4-2 (1-2 at Tex; 3-0 at TB) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Texas 6-3 (5-1 at Tex; 1-2 at TB) |
| Home Record |
Texas 43-25; Tampa Bay 38-32 |
| Away Record |
Texas 40-31; Tampa Bay 38-31 |
| Current Streak |
Texas (W1); Tampa Bay (L1) |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Texas 24-15 |
| Record vs. Western Division |
Tampa Bay 23-14 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 4/27 - Tampa Bay, 8-4 (at Tex - WP: Shields; LP: Harrison) |
| 4/28 - Texas, 7-2 (at Tex - WP: Lewis; LP: Niemann) |
| 4/29 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at Tex - WP: Price; LP: D.Holland) |
| 8/27 - Texas, 6-5 (at Tex - WP: D.Holland; LP: Price) |
| 8/28 - Texas, 1-0 (at Tex - WP: Darvish; LP: Shields) |
| 8/29 - Tampa Bay, 8-4 (at Tex - WP: McGee; LP: Harrison) |
| 9/07 - Tampa Bay, 3-1 (11) (at TB - WP: W.Davis; LP: M.Lowe) |
| 9/08 - Texas, 4-2 (10) (at TB - WP: Adams; LP: Farnsworth) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 5/30 - Texas, 11-5 (at TB - WP: D.Holland; LP: W.Davis) |
| 5/31 - Tampa Bay, 5-4 (at TB - WP: Peralta; LP: Rhodes) |
| 6/01 - Texas, 3-0 (at TB - WP: C.Lewis; LP: Price) |
| 8/30 - Texas, 2-0 (at Tex - WP: Feldman; LP: Hellickson) |
| 8/31 - Tampa Bay, 4-1 (at Tex - WP: Shields; LP: Ogando) |
| 9/01 - Texas, 7-2 (at Tex - WP: CJ.Wilson; LP: Niemann) |
| 9/05 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at TB - WP: Shields; LP: Feldman) |
| 9/06 - Texas, 8-0 (at TB - WP: CJ.Wilson; LP: Niemann) |
| 9/07 - Tampa Bay, 5-4 (10) (at TB - WP: McGee; LP: M.Lowe) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 6/04 - Texas, 9-6 (at Tex - WP: CJ.Wilson; LP: W.Davis) |
| 6/05 - Texas, 6-1 (at Tex - WP: Hunter; LP: J.Shields) |
| 6/06 - Tampa Bay, 9-5 (at Tex - WP: Garza; LP: Harden) |
| 8/16 - Tampa Bay, 6-4 (at TB - WP: Cormier; LP: Lee) |
| 8/17 - Tampa Bay, 10-1 (at TB - WP: Garza; LP: Hunter) |
| 8/18 - Tampa Bay, 8-6 (at TB - WP: J.Shields; LP: D.Holland) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 7/03 - Texas, 3-1 (at Tex - WP: Hunter; LP: Kazmir) |
| 7/04 - Texas, 12-4 (at Tex - WP: Holland; LP: Price) |
| 7/05 - Texas, 5-2 (at Tex - WP: Feldman; LP: Garza) |
| 8/21 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB - WP: Kazmir; LP: Nippert) |
| 8/22 - Tampa Bay, 5-4 (10) (at TB - WP: Balfour; LP: Grilli) |
| 8/23 - Texas, 4-0 (at TB - WP: Feldman; LP: Price) |
| 9/25 - Texas, 8-3 (at Tex - WP: Holland; LP: J.Shields) |
| 9/26 - Texas, 15-3 (at Tex - WP: Millwood; LP: Garza) |
| 9/27 - Tampa Bay, 7-6 (at Tex - WP: Choate; LP: Francisco) |
| Texas last five games |
Tampa Bay last five games |
| 9/04 - L at Kansas City, 3-6 |
9/03 - W vs. NY Yankees, 4-3 |
| 9/05 - W at Kansas City, 7-6 |
9/04 - W vs. NY Yankees, 5-2 |
| 9/06 - W at Kansas City, 5-4 (10) |
9/05 - L vs. NY Yankees, 4-6 |
| 9/07 - L at Tampa Bay, 1-3 (11) |
9/07 - W vs. Texas, 3-1 (11) |
| 9/08 - W at Tampa Bay, 4-2 (10) |
9/08 - L vs. Texas, 2-4 (10) |