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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 ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 12, 4:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score67
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
8
8–4
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
4
T-Score25
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysTampa has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Rasmussen leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRaysThe confirmed Tampa order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
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
2.75
11th
WHIP
0.91
5th
K/9
9.41
64th
BB/9
1.59
4th
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.87
22nd
OPS/R
–
IP
124.1
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
7.04
209th
WHIP
1.45
174th
K/9
10.80
25th
BB/9
3.64
161st
P-Score43i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.76
199th
OPS/R
–
IP
76.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.57
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.91 WHIP compared with 1.45.
·Rasmussen enters with a 2.75 ERA compared with Perkins's 7.04.
·Rasmussen allows the lower home-run rate: 0.87 vs 1.76 per nine.
·Perkins owns a 10.8 K/9 compared with Rasmussen's 9.4.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.8
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.6
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Jack Perkins)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.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 DíazRDH79.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Liam HicksLC63.80118.902No MLB historyNo history
5Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
6Jonny DeLucaRRF49.72911.773No MLB historyNo history
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.647No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-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 history63H-Score5Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rasmussen (BvP)
1Donovan WaltonL2B58.8069.868No MLB historyNo history
2Tyler SoderstromLLF68.81019.857No MLB historyNo history
3Zack GelofR3B69.79722.764No MLB historyNo history
4Carlos CortesLRF56.71510.712No MLB historyNo history
5Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72017.734No MLB historyNo history
6Henry BolteRCF63.76411.739No MLB historyNo history
7Max MuncyR3B50.6839.685No MLB historyNo history
8Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.590No MLB historyNo history
9Brian ServenRC—.5995.568No MLB historyNo history
1Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score2Tyler Soderstrom LF · L.245 / .810 · 19 HRvs hand .857 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score8Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .590 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score9Brian Serven C · R.175 / .599 · 5 HRvs hand .568 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·ATHATH
AVG.258 1st.245 15th
OPS.728 8th.719 15th
Home runs169 22nd194 11th
Runs736 12th699 21st
OBP.326 5th.317 15th
SLG.402 13th.402 15th
PitchingTBTB·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs5.51
TBATH
WHIP1.14vs1.51
TBATH
K/98.3vs8.5
TBATH
HR Allowed201vs247
TBATH
BullpenTBTB·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.76vs5.40
no league rank
Saves58vs39
TBATH
ResultsTBTB·ATHATH
+3604th
Run differential
+7830th
98–64 Record64–98
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 43. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.