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Tampa Bay Rays 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Citizens Bank ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 27, 2:00 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score49
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 49
2
2–0
FINAL · 9 innings
Philadelphia Phillies
88–74 · 2nd NL East · T-Score 39
0
T-Score39
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Freddy PeraltaTB
StarterWin
5.1403493
Bryan BakerTB
ReliefSave
1.0000011
Cristopher SánchezPHI
StarterLoss
7.052110100
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
TBTampa Bay Rays110000000260
PHIPhiladelphia Phillies000000000041
Top hitters
Nick Fortes1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Jonny DeLuca1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Junior Caminero1-for-4 · 1 R
Jonathan Aranda1-for-3 · 1 BB
Ryan Vilade1-for-4

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPhilliesPhiladelphia has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Sánchez leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formRaysPeralta has a 0.94 ERA over his last five starts, while Sánchez is at 4.55.
WeatherModerate impactA 16 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

TB
Freddy Peralta RHP
Freddy Peralta
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.56
133rd
WHIP
1.33
127th
K/9
8.36
103rd
BB/9
3.30
132nd
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
120th
OPS/R
–
IP
163.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.94
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
PHI
Cristopher Sánchez LHP
Cristopher Sánchez
Philadelphia Phillies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.93
25th
WHIP
1.22
72nd
K/9
9.95
32nd
BB/9
1.98
16th
P-Score76i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.81
34th
OPS/R
–
IP
200.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.55
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Sánchez enters with a 2.93 ERA compared with Peralta's 4.56.
·Sánchez owns a 9.9 K/9 compared with Peralta's 8.4.
·Sánchez walks 1.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Sánchez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.81 vs 1.26 per nine.

Rays at Phillies: Cristopher Sánchez Gets Tampa Bay After Two Straight Losses

Tampa Bay still owns first place in the AL East, but the Rays arrive in Philadelphia looking for a reset.

They have lost two straight. So have the Phillies.

The difference in the opener is the man Philadelphia sends to the mound.

Cristopher Sánchez has reached 200 innings with a 2.93 ERA and 2.81 FIP. He has struck out 9.9 batters per nine while walking only 2.0, and 66 percent of his starts have ended as quality starts. It has been a long season of sustained work rather than a small hot stretch.

Freddy Peralta’s year has been more uneven. Tampa Bay’s probable starter owns a 4.56 ERA and 4.31 FIP over 163.2 innings, with a 1.33 WHIP. The supplied comparison favors Sánchez in ERA, FIP, WHIP, strikeout rate, walk rate and home-run rate.

That does not leave Philadelphia with every edge.

Tampa Bay’s bullpen has allowed fewer baserunners, carrying a 1.20 WHIP compared with Philadelphia’s 1.35. The Rays also have the slightly better scoring offense, 4.52 runs per game to 4.43.

Neither club comes in rolling. Tampa Bay is 6-4 over its last 10 but has dropped two in a row; Philadelphia is 5-5 and also enters on a two-game slide.

This is the first meeting between the teams this season. For the Phillies, the cleanest path into the series is obvious: give the ball to Sánchez and make Tampa Bay beat one of their most reliable starters.

Written by PitcherStat ·

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Peralta arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam53%94.3
Changeup23%87.4
Curveball13%79.5
Sweeper6%82.4
Slider4%83.1
Slow Curve1%74.8
Sánchez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker44%95.1
Changeup37%87.0
Slider19%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs LHP (Cristopher Sánchez)
25th
in MLB
0.679OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs RHP (Freddy Peralta)
23rd
in MLB
0.707OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 25, 4:40 PM ET
TBTB
.733
+4 ptsOPS edge
PHIPHI
.729

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Cristopher Sánchez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sánchez (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH75.80522.7802-for-9Very small sample
2Jonathan ArandaL1B73.79222.678No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B84.88442.9160-for-3Very small sample
4Ryan ViladeRRF59.75011.818No MLB historyNo history
5Jonny DeLucaRRF48.72911.6660-for-3Very small sample
6Chandler SimpsonLLF40.6890.6330-for-2Very small sample
7Ben WilliamsonR2B37.6203.585No MLB historyNo history
8Nick FortesRC41.6806.6761-for-4Very small sample
9Jorge MateoRSS29.5595.5300-for-2Very small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .780 · 2-for-9 · Very small sample75H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .916 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample84H-Score4Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .818 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score5Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .666 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample48H-Score6Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .633 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score7Ben Williamson 2B · R.238 / .620 · 3 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score8Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .676 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample41H-Score9Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .530 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample29H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Peralta (BvP)
1Kyle SchwarberLDH78.85745.8340-for-1Very small sample
2Trea TurnerRSS52.67519.7090-for-3Very small sample
3Bryce HarperL1B75.86529.9971-for-3Very small sample
4Alec BohmR3B62.69815.6442-for-11Small sample
5Bryson StottL2B62.73510.7350-for-2Very small sample
6Brandon MarshLLF55.71218.7420-for-2Very small sample
7Justin CrawfordLCF40.6623.6721-for-1Very small sample
8J.T. RealmutoRC47.61411.6314-for-12Small sample
9Edmundo SosaRLF49.7129.5641-for-3Very small sample
1Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232 / .857 · 45 HRvs hand .834 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score2Trea Turner SS · R.242 / .675 · 19 HRvs hand .709 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269 / .865 · 29 HRvs hand .997 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample75H-Score4Alec Bohm 3B · R.249 / .698 · 15 HRvs hand .644 · 2-for-11 · Small sample62H-Score5Bryson Stott 2B · L.256 / .735 · 10 HRvs hand .735 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score6Brandon Marsh LF · L.260 / .712 · 18 HRvs hand .742 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score7Justin Crawford CF · L.264 / .662 · 3 HRvs hand .672 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample40H-Score8J.T. Realmuto C · R.205 / .614 · 11 HRvs hand .631 · 4-for-12 · Small sample47H-Score9Edmundo Sosa LF · R.247 / .712 · 9 HRvs hand .564 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·PHIPHI
AVG.258 1st.240 21st
OPS.728 8th.707 22nd
Home runs169 22nd182 17th
Runs736 12th713 19th
OBP.326 5th.312 23rd
SLG.402 12th.395 24th
PitchingTBTB·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs4.04
TBPHI
WHIP1.14vs1.29
TBPHI
K/98.3vs9.9
TBPHI
HR Allowed201vs191
TBPHI
BullpenTBTB·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.07vs4.50
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.22vs1.36
no league rank
Saves58vs42
TBPHI
ResultsTBTB·PHIPHI
+38414th
Run differential
+37816th
98–64 Record88–74
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
Philadelphia Phillies (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Freddy Peralta (4.56 ERA, 9–11) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Phillies?+
Cristopher Sánchez (2.93 ERA, 18–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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 Phillies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Phillies 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Freddy Peralta is at 54; Cristopher Sánchez is at 76. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.