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Tampa Bay Rays 8, Athletics 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:05 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkStats updated Aug 12, 4:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score66
Tampa Bay Rays
97–63 · 1st AL East · T-Score 66
8
8–4
FINAL
Athletics
64–96 · 4th AL West · T-Score 26
4
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysTampa has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Rasmussen leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRaysTampa has won 9 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

TB
Drew Rasmussen RHP
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.67
12th
WHIP
0.91
5th
K/9
9.10
65th
BB/9
1.67
4th
P-Score75i
FIP
2.88
HR/9
0.73
20th
OPS/R
0.507
IP
172.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.87
Road ERA2.57
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.10
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
ATH
Jack Perkins RHP
Jack Perkins
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.90
201st
WHIP
1.45
177th
K/9
10.16
30th
BB/9
3.72
156th
P-Score45i
FIP
4.58
HR/9
1.55
174th
OPS/R
0.782
IP
116.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA7.05
Road ERA4.66
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.57
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen owns the lower FIP, 2.88 to 4.58.
·Rasmussen allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.91 WHIP compared with 1.45.
·Rasmussen allows the lower home-run rate: 0.73 vs 1.55 per nine.
·Perkins owns a 10.2 K/9 compared with Rasmussen's 9.1.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricRasmussenPerkinsNote
ERA−65132Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP2.884.58
WAR4.60.9Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.9
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.7
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5
Perkins arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%93.7
Sweeper28%84.9
Changeup19%88.8
Cutter15%91.1
Sinker5%93.0
Slider3%81.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Jack Perkins)
6th
in MLB
0.748OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
15th
in MLB
0.723OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Jack Perkins
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Perkins (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH81.79922.805No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B79.79422.842No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B91.87941.866No MLB historyNo history
4Liam HicksLC66.79718.876No MLB historyNo history
5Victor Mesa Jr.LRF67.80614.797No MLB historyNo history
6Jonny DeLucaRRF47.7089.740No MLB historyNo history
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.63215.651No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.747No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS36.6072.641No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.290 / .799 · 22 HRvs hand .805 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.275 / .794 · 22 HRvs hand .842 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.275 / .879 · 41 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.281 / .797 · 18 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.248 / .806 · 14 HRvs hand .797 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.263 / .708 · 9 HRvs hand .740 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .632 · 15 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.234 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.223 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .641 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rasmussen (BvP)
1Donovan WaltonL2B59.8279.868No MLB historyNo history
2Tyler SoderstromLLF73.81019.857No MLB historyNo history
3Zack GelofR3B70.80222.772No MLB historyNo history
4Carlos CortesLRF57.72710.724No MLB historyNo history
5Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72217.737No MLB historyNo history
6Henry BolteRCF66.76611.738No MLB historyNo history
7Max MuncyR3B50.6839.685No MLB historyNo history
8Tommy WhiteR3B30.5943.577No MLB historyNo history
9Brian ServenRC—.6055.593No MLB historyNo history
1Donovan Walton 2B · L.268 / .827 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score2Tyler Soderstrom LF · L.245 / .810 · 19 HRvs hand .857 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .772 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Carlos Cortes RF · L.255 / .727 · 10 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .722 · 17 HRvs hand .737 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .766 · 11 HRvs hand .738 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score7Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score8Tommy White 3B · R.250 / .594 · 3 HRvs hand .577 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Brian Serven C · R.179 / .605 · 5 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·ATHATH
AVG.257 2nd.246 12th
OPS.725 10th.722 11th
Home runs166 22nd194 11th
Runs721 12th697 20th
OBP.326 6th.318 12th
SLG.399 18th.404 8th
PitchingTBTB·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs5.44
TBATH
WHIP1.13vs1.50
TBATH
K/98.3vs8.5
TBATH
HR Allowed199vs241
TBATH
BullpenTBTB·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.76vs5.40
no league rank
Saves58vs39
TBATH
ResultsTBTB·ATHATH
+30110th
Run differential
+4330th
97–63 Record64–96
9–1 Last 102–8
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (9–1)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
Athletics (2–8)
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Drew Rasmussen (2.75 ERA, 11–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jack Perkins (7.04 ERA, 2–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:05 PM ET at Sutter Health Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Sutter Health Park, home of the Athletics.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rays and Athletics performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Athletics 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Drew Rasmussen is at 75; Jack Perkins is at 45. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.