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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL East

New York Mets 10, Tampa Bay Rays 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 2, 9:40 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
10
10–4
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 56
4
T-Score56
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; New ranks 20th vs RHP.
LineupRaysThe confirmed Tampa order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.64 bullpen ERA this season, compared with New's 4.31.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

NYM
Justin Hagenman RHP
Justin Hagenman
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.00
WHIP
1.00
K/9
6.00
BB/9
3.00
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
OPS/R
–
IP
3.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 1)
TB
Griffin Jax RHP
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.62
54th
WHIP
1.22
63rd
K/9
9.78
56th
BB/9
2.93
79th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.37
109th
OPS/R
–
IP
92.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.71
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Jax strikes out 3.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Hagenman allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.00 WHIP compared with 1.22.
·Hagenman allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 1.37 per nine.
·Hagenman enters with a 3.00 ERA compared with Jax's 3.62.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricHagenmanJaxNote
Career vs opponent3.00 ERA, 1 GS16.20 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Hagenman arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%90.8
Cutter29%84.1
Changeup18%84.9
Slider8%80.9
Jax arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper25%87.5
Sinker23%95.3
Changeup23%90.8
Four-seam18%95.9
Curveball9%84.9
Cutter3%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mets vs RHP (Griffin Jax)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Justin Hagenman)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.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 Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jax (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS66.73221.7751-for-1Very small sample
2Juan SotoLLF84.90827.983No MLB historyNo history
3Bo BichetteR3B60.70218.6701-for-2Very small sample
4Carson BengeLRF64.77620.780No MLB historyNo history
5Jared YoungL1B64.7599.7931-for-2Very small sample
6Marcus SemienR2B44.62015.6070-for-7Very small sample
7A.J. EwingLCF57.70011.7131-for-2Very small sample
8Nick MorabitoRLF—.5270.643No MLB historyNo history
9Luis TorrensRC53.6919.6761-for-2Very small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample66H-Score2Juan Soto LF · L.275 / .908 · 27 HRvs hand .983 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · 1-for-2 · 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 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .607 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample44H-Score7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score8Nick Morabito LF · R.195 / .527 · 0 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .676 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Justin Hagenman
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Hagenman (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B67.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Liam HicksLC61.80118.902No MLB historyNo history
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.82514.8110-for-1Very small sample
7Jonny DeLucaRRF47.72911.773No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B49.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample70H-Score7Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · 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 ERA4.31vs3.64
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.13
no league rank
Saves31vs58
NYMTB
ResultsNYMNYM·TBTB
+28520th
Run differential
+3788th
74–88 Record98–64
4–6 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
New York Mets (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
Tampa Bay Rays (7–3)
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Justin Hagenman (3.00 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Griffin Jax (3.62 ERA, 6–9) 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?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.