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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / AL East

San Francisco Giants 1, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score43
San Francisco Giants
64–89 · 4th NL West · T-Score 43
1
1–2
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
93–59 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
2
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGiantsSan has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Mahle leads in P-Score, K/9 and FIP.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 67–43 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

SF
Tyler Mahle RHP
Tyler Mahle
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.91
95th
WHIP
1.25
89th
K/9
8.28
102nd
BB/9
2.80
75th
P-Score59i
FIP
3.95
HR/9
1.17
100th
OPS/R
0.817
IP
138.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.29
Road ERA5.61
Last 5 starts
TB
Steven Matz LHP
Steven Matz
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.57
186th
WHIP
1.24
79th
K/9
6.63
183rd
BB/9
2.84
81st
P-Score36i
FIP
5.16
HR/9
1.66
186th
OPS/R
0.840
IP
76.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA6.75
Road ERA4.54
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Mahle enters with a 3.91 ERA compared with Matz's 5.57.
·Mahle owns a 8.3 K/9 compared with Matz's 6.6.
·Mahle allows the lower home-run rate: 1.17 vs 1.66 per nine.
·Mahle enters with a 5.61 road ERA; Matz owns a 6.75 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMahleMatzNote
ERA−95137Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.955.16
WAR2.0-0.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Mahle arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%92.8
Splitter29%86.2
Cutter16%87.8
Slider6%84.9
Sinker1%91.9
Matz arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker50%93.5
Changeup29%83.0
Curveball12%78.8
Slider8%82.4
Cutter0%88.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Giants vs LHP (Steven Matz)
27th
in MLB
0.669OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Tyler Mahle)
4th
in MLB
0.755OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsSFSF·TBTB
+15324th
Run differential
+2729th
64–89 Record93–59
Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (0–0)
Tampa Bay Rays (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Giants?+
Tyler Mahle is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Steven Matz is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Tyler Mahle is at 59; Steven Matz is at 36. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.