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Seattle Mariners 8, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 12, 12:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Seattle Mariners
76–86 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 45
8
8–2
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
2
T-Score67
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; Seattle ranks 30th vs LHP.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formRaysSeymour has a 2.67 ERA over his last five starts, while Hancock is at 4.33.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

SEA
Emerson Hancock RHP
Emerson Hancock
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.23
56th
WHIP
1.01
49th
K/9
8.48
112th
BB/9
2.21
27th
P-Score57i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
132nd
OPS/R
–
IP
97.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.33
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
TB
Ian Seymour LHP
Ian Seymour
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.11
120th
WHIP
1.08
41st
K/9
10.57
18th
BB/9
3.08
48th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.32
198th
OPS/R
–
IP
61.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Seymour strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Hancock enters with a 3.23 ERA compared with Seymour's 4.11.
·Hancock has the stronger command profile, with a 2.2 BB/9 versus 3.1.
·Seymour has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.21 more per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Hancock arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%95.4
Sinker23%94.8
Sweeper16%77.2
Cutter12%85.8
Changeup5%87.1
Curveball4%76.1
Seymour arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup29%83.5
Four-seam27%91.4
Sweeper20%81.7
Sinker16%90.0
Slider6%83.2
Curveball1%72.7
Cutter1%87.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mariners vs LHP (Ian Seymour)
30th
in MLB
0.655OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Emerson Hancock)
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
Seattle MarinersOfficial lineupvs LHP Ian Seymour
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Seymour (BvP)
1J.P. CrawfordLSS58.68714.624No MLB historyNo history
2Randy ArozarenaRLF78.86526.871No MLB historyNo history
3Cal RaleighSC61.66423.573No MLB historyNo history
4Josh NaylorL1B51.66710.713No MLB historyNo history
5Mitch GarverRC37.5964.659No MLB historyNo history
6Cole YoungL2B58.69317.584No MLB historyNo history
7Victor RoblesRRF31.6230.697No MLB historyNo history
8Weston WilsonR3B30.5894.577No MLB historyNo history
9Buddy KennedyR3B—.3640.212No MLB historyNo history
1J.P. Crawford SS · L.221 / .687 · 14 HRvs hand .624 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score2Randy Arozarena LF · R.281 / .865 · 26 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Cal Raleigh C · S.182 / .664 · 23 HRvs hand .573 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4Josh Naylor 1B · L.261 / .667 · 10 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score5Mitch Garver C · R.175 / .596 · 4 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score6Cole Young 2B · L.246 / .693 · 17 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Victor Robles RF · R.256 / .623 · 0 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score8Weston Wilson 3B · R.201 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .577 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Buddy Kennedy 3B · R.116 / .364 · 0 HRvs hand .212 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Emerson Hancock
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Hancock (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B70.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B91.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Cedric MullinsLCF49.62815.647No MLB historyNo history
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
7Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Hunter FeducciaLC48.6253.692No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score4Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · No MLB history · No history49H-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 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score7Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Hunter Feduccia C · L.221 / .625 · 3 HRvs hand .692 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSEASEA·TBTB
AVG.233 29th.258 2nd
OPS.693 27th.728 8th
Home runs182 17th169 22nd
Runs664 28th736 12th
OBP.314 21st.326 6th
SLG.379 28th.402 14th
PitchingSEASEA·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.20vs3.70
SEATB
WHIP1.27vs1.14
SEATB
K/98.8vs8.3
SEATB
HR Allowed194vs201
SEATB
BullpenSEASEA·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.67vs3.56
no league rank
Saves35vs58
SEATB
ResultsSEASEA·TBTB
+20626th
Run differential
+3665th
76–86 Record98–64
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Seattle Mariners (4–6)
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mariners?+
Emerson Hancock (3.23 ERA, 6–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Ian Seymour (4.11 ERA, 6–1) 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 as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Mariners and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Emerson Hancock is at 57; Ian Seymour is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.