Tampa Bay Rays vs Athletics, Sep 17, 2026 Box Score

AthleticsAthleticsATH

1-10

Final

RaysTampa Bay RaysTB

September 17, 2026, 1:10 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

Athletics

1-4

Last 5

Tampa Bay Rays

5-0

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Athletics

Jeffrey Springs

Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Drew Rasmussen

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 17, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Athletics	61-92	.399	#4	#11	16.0
Tampa Bay Rays	93-59	.612	#1	N/A	-

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

AthleticsTampa Bay Rays

.719

OPS

.728

194

169

699

Runs

736

5.51

ERA

3.70

1.51

WHIP

1.14

1356

Strikeouts by pitchers

1322

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Athletics

Hitters

Lawrence Butler

5 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Zack Gelof

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Henry Bolte

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Jack Perkins

6.2 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Geoff Hartlieb

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Seth Johnson

4.1 IP, 5 SO, 4.15 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Richie Palacios

4 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Chandler Simpson

9 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Jonathan Aranda

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Griffin Jax

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Freddy Peralta

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Drew Rasmussen

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Drew Rasmussen

Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Lawrence Butler

Athletics, MLBDB pick

Chandler Simpson

Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 10, Athletics 1: ATH 5 hits, TB 7 hits; ATH 2 errors, TB 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	2	x	10	7	1

Box Score

Batting

Lawrence Butler led Athletics with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Athletics batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Henry BolteLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Jeff McNeilDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Max MuncyPH/DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lawrence ButlerRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Zack Gelof3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan Walton2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael StefanicPH/2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy White1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alika WilliamsSS	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jonah HeimC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denzel ClarkeCF	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
Totals	32	1	5	1	3	8	1

Liam Hicks and Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yandy DíazDH	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jonathan Aranda1B	4	1	1	1	1	2
Junior Caminero3B	3	1	0	0	2	1
Liam HicksC	4	1	2	2	1	1
Jonny DeLucaCF/RF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jake FraleyPH/RF	1	0	0	0	1	1
Chandler SimpsonLF	5	2	2	2	0	0
Ryan ViladeRF	1	1	0	0	1	1
Cedric MullinsPR/CF	1	1	0	0	0	0
Richie Palacios2B	2	1	1	2	2	0
Taylor WallsSS	3	1	1	2	1	1
Totals	32	10	7	9	9	10

Pitching

Jeffrey Springs went 3.1 innings for Athletics (4 SO, 6 ER); Drew Rasmussen went 5.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (3 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Athletics
Jeffrey Springs	3.1	5	6	6	2	4	0
Geoff Hartlieb	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Rock	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0
Chris Roycroft	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Yunior Tur	1.2	1	2	0	3	2	0
Drew Rom	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Rays
Drew Rasmussen	5.0	4	0	0	2	3	0
Casey Legumina	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Brody Hopkins	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Steven Matz	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Alex Cook	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B4
Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Junior Caminero scores. Liam Hicks scores. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd. ATH 0, TB 2
B4
Double Richie Palacios doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jonny DeLuca scores. Chandler Simpson scores. Ryan Vilade scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Fielding error by catcher Jonah Heim. ATH 0, TB 5
B4
Single Taylor Walls singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Zack Gelof. Richie Palacios scores. ATH 0, TB 6
T6
Home Run Lawrence Butler homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. ATH 1, TB 6
B6
Walk Taylor Walls walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 7
B6
Walk Jonathan Aranda walks. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Taylor Walls to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 8
B8
Single Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to second baseman Michael Stefanic, deflected by center fielder Denzel Clarke. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. ATH 1, TB 10

Play-by-Play

All 77 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 10
T9
Strikeout Alika Williams strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 10
T9
Strikeout Tommy White strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 10
B8
Forceout Chandler Simpson grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Stefanic to shortstop Alika Williams. Jake Fraley out at 2nd. ATH 1, TB 10
B8
Walk Jake Fraley walks. Liam Hicks to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 10
B8
Single Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to second baseman Michael Stefanic, deflected by center fielder Denzel Clarke. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. ATH 1, TB 10
B8
Walk Junior Caminero walks. ATH 1, TB 8
B8
Field Error Jonathan Aranda reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Henry Bolte. Taylor Walls to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 8
B8
Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 1, TB 8
B8
Forceout Taylor Walls grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Stefanic to shortstop Alika Williams. Richie Palacios out at 2nd. Taylor Walls to 1st. ATH 1, TB 8
B8
Walk Richie Palacios walks. ATH 1, TB 8
T8
Strikeout Michael Stefanic called out on strikes. ATH 1, TB 8
T8
Field Error Zack Gelof reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Junior Caminero. ATH 1, TB 8
T8
Groundout Lawrence Butler grounds out softly, pitcher Steven Matz to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 8
T8
Strikeout Max Muncy called out on strikes. ATH 1, TB 8
B7
Flyout Cedric Mullins flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke. ATH 1, TB 8
B7
Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, pitcher Yunior Tur to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 1, TB 8
B7
Strikeout Jake Fraley strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 1, TB 8
T7
Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 8
T7
Strikeout Denzel Clarke called out on strikes. ATH 1, TB 8
T7
Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Alika Williams to 3rd. ATH 1, TB 8
T7
Walk Alika Williams walks. ATH 1, TB 8
B6
Forceout Liam Hicks grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Zack Gelof. Taylor Walls out at 3rd. ATH 1, TB 8
B6
Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 8
B6
Walk Jonathan Aranda walks. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Taylor Walls to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 8
B6
Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 7
B6
Walk Taylor Walls walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 7
B6
Walk Richie Palacios walks. ATH 1, TB 6
B6
Walk Ryan Vilade walks. ATH 1, TB 6
B6
Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 1, TB 6
T6
Groundout Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 6
T6
Groundout Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 6
T6
Groundout Zack Gelof grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 6
T6
Home Run Lawrence Butler homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. ATH 1, TB 6
B5
Flyout Jonny DeLuca flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke. ATH 0, TB 6
B5
Strikeout Liam Hicks strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 6
B5
Lineout Junior Caminero lines out to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TB 6
T5
Strikeout Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 6
T5
Single Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Denzel Clarke to 2nd. ATH 0, TB 6
T5
Walk Denzel Clarke walks. ATH 0, TB 6
T5
Lineout Jonah Heim lines out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. ATH 0, TB 6
T5
Flyout Alika Williams flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. ATH 0, TB 6
B4
Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 6
B4
Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. Taylor Walls to 2nd. ATH 0, TB 6
B4
Single Taylor Walls singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Zack Gelof. Richie Palacios scores. ATH 0, TB 6
B4
Double Richie Palacios doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jonny DeLuca scores. Chandler Simpson scores. Ryan Vilade scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Fielding error by catcher Jonah Heim. ATH 0, TB 5
B4
Hit By Pitch Ryan Vilade hit by pitch. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. ATH 0, TB 2
B4
Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Junior Caminero scores. Liam Hicks scores. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd. ATH 0, TB 2
B4
Forceout Jonny DeLuca grounds into a force out, third baseman Zack Gelof to catcher Jonah Heim. Jonathan Aranda out at home. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Liam Hicks to 2nd. Jonny DeLuca to 1st. ATH 0, TB 0
B4
Walk Liam Hicks walks. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd. ATH 0, TB 0
B4
Walk Junior Caminero walks. ATH 0, TB 0
B4
Double Jonathan Aranda doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TB 0
T4
Forceout Tommy White grounds into a force out, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. ATH 0, TB 0
T4
Flyout Donovan Walton flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. ATH 0, TB 0
T4
Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade. ATH 0, TB 0
T4
Single Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Vilade. ATH 0, TB 0
B3
Lineout Yandy Díaz lines out to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TB 0
B3
Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 0
B3
Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TB 0
T3
Groundout Jeff McNeil grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0
T3
Walk Henry Bolte walks. ATH 0, TB 0
T3
Single Denzel Clarke singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. ATH 0, TB 0
T3
Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0
T3
Groundout Alika Williams grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0
B2
Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 0, TB 0
B2
Flyout Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TB 0
B2
Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 0
B2
Single Liam Hicks singles on a fly ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TB 0
T2
Groundout Tommy White grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0
T2
Grounded Into DP Donovan Walton grounds into a double play, second baseman Richie Palacios to shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Zack Gelof out at 2nd. Donovan Walton out at 1st. ATH 0, TB 0
T2
Single Zack Gelof singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. ATH 0, TB 0
B1
Flyout Junior Caminero flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TB 0
B1
Strikeout Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0
B1
Flyout Yandy Díaz flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke. ATH 0, TB 0
T1
Strikeout Lawrence Butler challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Lawrence Butler called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0
T1
Groundout Jeff McNeil grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0
T1
Strikeout Henry Bolte called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0

Tampa Bay Rays vs Athletics, September 17, 2026

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Starting Pitchers

Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

Top Players

Top Performers

Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Play-by-Play