Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets
August 31, 2026 • 6:40 PM • Tropicana Field
Status
Final
Tampa Bay Rays
TB
2
New York Mets
NYM
3
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTampa Bay Rays
82-55 (.599)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
New York Mets
62-76 (.449)
Div
#5
WC
#10
GB
20.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Tampa Bay Rays | New York Mets |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .733 | .693 |
| HR | 143 | 167 |
| Runs | 624 | 567 |
| ERA | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.30 |
| Strikeouts | 1133 | 1238 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Francisco Lindor (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette (3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Benge (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Vientos (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jared Young (1B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher Morel (LF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Pache (LF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien (2B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Ewing (CF) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco Alvarez (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Juan Soto (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Torrens (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Stock (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Lavender (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dedniel Núñez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Duarte (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Devenski (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kodai Senga (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Yandy Díaz (DH) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aranda (1B) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Hicks (C) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Mateo (PR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Piper (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Simpson (LF) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Mullins (CF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny DeLuca (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Richie Palacios (2B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Walls (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Seymour (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Legumina (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Cleavinger (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Matz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Robert Stock | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nate Lavender | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dedniel Núñez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Duarte | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Devenski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodai Senga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Ian Seymour | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Casey Legumina | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Matz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 4 • Grounded Into DP • 0-1
Mark Vientos grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Bo Bichette scores. Carson Benge out at 2nd. Mark Vientos out at 1st.
top 7 • Home Run • 0-2
Mark Vientos homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 7 • Single • 0-3
Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Cristian Pache scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Single • 1-3
Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-3
Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 2-3
Yandy Díaz called out on strikes.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 2-3
Taylor Walls flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.
bottom 9 • Forceout • 2-3
Richie Palacios grounds into a force out, second baseman Marcus Semien to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Jonny DeLuca out at 2nd. Richie Palacios to 1st.
bottom 9 • Walk • 2-3
Jonny DeLuca walks.
top 9 • Strikeout • 2-3
Juan Soto strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Single • 2-3
A.J. Ewing singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Cristian Pache to 2nd.
top 9 • Lineout • 2-3
Marcus Semien lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
top 9 • Single • 2-3
Cristian Pache singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca.
top 9 • Groundout • 2-3
Jared Young grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 2-3
Cedric Mullins grounds out, pitcher Chris Devenski to first baseman Jared Young.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-3
Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Single • 1-3
Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 0-3
Junior Caminero flies out to left fielder Cristian Pache.
bottom 8 • Walk • 0-3
Jonathan Aranda walks. Taylor Walls to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 0-3
Yandy Díaz flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-3
Taylor Walls singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-3
Mark Vientos grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
top 8 • Strikeout • 0-3
Carson Benge strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-3
Bo Bichette grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Garrett Cleavinger.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 0-3
Richie Palacios lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-3
Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 0-3
Cedric Mullins grounds out to first baseman Jared Young.
top 7 • Flyout • 0-3
Francisco Lindor flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca.
top 7 • Single • 0-3
Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Cristian Pache scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd.
top 7 • Flyout • 0-2
A.J. Ewing flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
top 7 • Single • 0-2
Marcus Semien singles on a fly ball to shortstop Taylor Walls. Cristian Pache to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 0-2
Christopher Morel singles on a ground ball to third baseman Junior Caminero, deflected by shortstop Taylor Walls.
top 7 • Strikeout • 0-2
Jared Young strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Home Run • 0-2
Mark Vientos homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.
bottom 6 • Single • 0-1
Chandler Simpson singles on a pop up to left fielder Christopher Morel. Chandler Simpson out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Christopher Morel to second baseman Marcus Semien.