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New York Mets 2, Tampa Bay Rays 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 1, 9:10 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 46
2
2–6
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 56
6
T-Score56
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsThe starters are close overall, but Manaea owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handMetsNew has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRaysTampa has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 56–46 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

NYM
Sean Manaea LHP
Sean Manaea
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.55
154th
WHIP
1.32
111th
K/9
8.80
90th
BB/9
2.93
64th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.47
168th
OPS/R
–
IP
122.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.94
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TB
Freddy Peralta RHP
Freddy Peralta
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.11
133rd
WHIP
1.41
123rd
K/9
8.49
102nd
BB/9
3.45
132nd
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
119th
OPS/R
–
IP
141.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·The WHIP gap favors Manaea, 1.32 to 1.41.
·Manaea enters with a 4.55 ERA compared with Peralta's 5.11.
·Peralta owns a 3.90 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 4.94 for Manaea.
·Manaea enters with a 4.82 road ERA; Peralta owns a 3.53 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricManaeaPeraltaNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 6 GS– ERA, 4 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Peralta arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam53%94.3
Changeup23%87.4
Curveball13%79.5
Sweeper6%82.4
Slider4%83.1
Slow Curve1%74.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mets vs RHP (Freddy Peralta)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs LHP (Sean Manaea)
25th
in MLB
0.679OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Freddy Peralta
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Peralta (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS66.73221.7751-for-9Very small sample
2Juan SotoLLF84.90827.9831-for-12Small sample
3Bo BichetteR3B60.70218.6701-for-5Very small sample
4Carson BengeLRF64.77620.780No MLB historyNo history
5Jared YoungL1B64.7599.7930-for-2Very small sample
6Brett BatyL3B54.68511.7290-for-3Very small sample
7Francisco AlvarezRC60.71016.7490-for-2Very small sample
8A.J. EwingLCF57.70011.713No MLB historyNo history
9Nick MorabitoRLF—.5270.643No MLB historyNo history
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample66H-Score2Juan Soto LF · L.275 / .908 · 27 HRvs hand .983 · 1-for-12 · Small sample84H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample60H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score5Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score6Brett Baty 3B · L.238 / .685 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score7Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .749 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score9Nick Morabito LF · R.195 / .527 · 0 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Sean Manaea
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Manaea (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.7800-for-5Very small sample
2Ryan ViladeRRF60.75011.835No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.916No MLB historyNo history
4Jonny DeLucaRRF47.72911.6870-for-2Very small sample
5Jorge MateoRSS31.5595.5690-for-6Very small sample
6Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.633No MLB historyNo history
7Nick FortesRC41.6806.6443-for-4Very small sample
8Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.82514.868No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.519No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .780 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score2Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .916 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .687 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample47H-Score5Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample31H-Score6Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .644 · 3-for-4 · Very small sample41H-Score8Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .519 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYMNYM·TBTB
AVG.239 22nd.258 1st
OPS.706 23rd.728 8th
Home runs204 7th169 22nd
Runs699 20th736 12th
OBP.310 25th.326 5th
SLG.396 22nd.402 13th
PitchingNYMNYM·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.15vs3.70
NYMTB
WHIP1.29vs1.14
NYMTB
K/99.1vs8.3
NYMTB
HR Allowed184vs201
NYMTB
BullpenNYMNYM·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.23vs3.47
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.11
no league rank
Saves31vs58
NYMTB
ResultsNYMNYM·TBTB
+28520th
Run differential
+3788th
74–88 Record98–64
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
New York Mets (4–6)
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Sean Manaea (4.55 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Freddy Peralta (5.11 ERA, 6–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Mets and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sean Manaea is at 52; Freddy Peralta is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.