Tampa Bay Rays vs Athletics, September 15, 2026

AthleticsATH
1-2
Final
RaysTB

September 15, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

Athletics

3-2

Last 5
W 2-0
vs TOR
W 6-5
vs SEA
L 1-19
vs SEA
W 8-7
vs SEA
L 1-2
@ TB

Tampa Bay Rays

4-1

Last 5
L 1-3
@ ATL
W 3-1
vs HOU
W 3-2
vs HOU
W 14-4
vs HOU
W 2-1
vs ATH

Starting Pitchers

Athletics

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins
Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 15, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Athletics61-90.404#4#1115.0
Tampa Bay Rays91-59.607#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
AthleticsTampa Bay Rays
.719
OPS
.728
194
HR
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 headshot
Lawrence Butler

5 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Henry Bolte headshot
Henry Bolte

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Zack Gelof headshot
Zack Gelof

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins

6.2 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis Medina headshot
Luis Medina

3.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brady Basso headshot
Brady Basso

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Victor Mesa Jr. headshot
Victor Mesa Jr.

6 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Jonathan Aranda headshot
Jonathan Aranda

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez

6.1 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.

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins
Athletics, MLBDB pick
Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 2, Athletics 1: ATH 4 hits, TB 6 hits; ATH 0 errors, TB 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Athletics000001000140
Tampa Bay Rays010000001260

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Athletics with 1 hit each.

Athletics batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteCF4110030
Jeff McNeil1B/2B4010010
Shea LangeliersDH4010010
Lawrence ButlerRF4000020
Zack Gelof3B3000010
Donovan Walton2B2000010
Tommy WhitePH/1B1000000
Carlos CortesLF3000010
Jonah HeimC3000010
Alika WilliamsSS3010010
Totals311400120

Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays with 3 hits.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH4000010
Jonathan Aranda1B4010020
Junior Caminero3B4111021
Liam HicksC2000110
Jonny DeLucaPR/CF0000000
Victor Mesa Jr.RF3000000
Chandler SimpsonLF3130000
Richie Palacios2B3000010
Jorge MateoSS3010020
Cedric MullinsCF2000010
Nick FortesC1000000
Totals292611101

Pitching

Jack Perkins went 6.2 innings for Athletics (8 SO, 0 ER); Griffin Jax went 5.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (7 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Athletics
Jack Perkins6.2410180
Luis Medina0.1000010
Hogan Harris1.0100010
Elvis Alvarado0.0111001
Tampa Bay Rays
Griffin Jax5.0200070
Ty Johnson0.2211010
Cam Booser1.1000010
Kevin Kelly1.0000030
Bryan Baker1.0000000
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

  • B2

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Shea Langeliers called out on strikes. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B9

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (41) on a fly ball to right field. ATH 1, TB 2

Play-by-Play

All 61 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (41) on a fly ball to right field. ATH 1, TB 2

  • T9

    Flyout Lawrence Butler flies out sharply to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T9

    Lineout Shea Langeliers lines out sharply to left fielder Chandler Simpson. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T9

    Flyout Jeff McNeil flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B8

    Flyout Yandy Díaz flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Nick Fortes pops out to shortstop Alika Williams. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B8

    Single Rays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jorge Mateo singles on a ground ball to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Alika Williams strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Jonah Heim strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Richie Palacios strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B7

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Alika Williams. Liam Hicks to 2nd. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B7

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B7

    Walk Liam Hicks walks. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Carlos Cortes strikes out swinging. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T7

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Jorge Mateo to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T7

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B6

    Lineout Jonathan Aranda lines out to shortstop Alika Williams. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B6

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out sharply, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 1, TB 1

  • B6

    Groundout Cedric Mullins grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T6

    Flyout Lawrence Butler flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Shea Langeliers called out on strikes. ATH 1, TB 1

  • T6

    Single Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Henry Bolte to 3rd. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T6

    Single Henry Bolte singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T6

    Lineout Alika Williams lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Richie Palacios grounds into a double play, second baseman Donovan Walton to shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Chandler Simpson out at 2nd. Richie Palacios out at 1st. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T5

    Flyout Jonah Heim flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T5

    Groundout Carlos Cortes grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T5

    Lineout Donovan Walton lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B4

    Groundout Victor Mesa Jr. grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Liam Hicks called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Zack Gelof called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T4

    Single Shea Langeliers singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T4

    Lineout Jeff McNeil lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B3

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T3

    Double Alika Williams doubles (18) on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T3

    Pop Out Jonah Heim pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory. ATH 0, TB 1

  • T3

    Flyout Carlos Cortes flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 1

  • B2

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. ATH 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Double Chandler Simpson doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Groundout Victor Mesa Jr. grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Donovan Walton called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Groundout Zack Gelof grounds out, shortstop Jorge Mateo to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Flyout Liam Hicks flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Flyout Junior Caminero flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Groundout Rays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Shea Langeliers grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. ATH 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Henry Bolte called out on strikes. ATH 0, TB 0