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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL East

Tampa Bay Rays 12, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Citizens Bank ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 28, 2:00 AM 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
12
12–1
FINAL · 9 innings
Philadelphia Phillies
88–74 · 2nd NL East · T-Score 46
1
T-Score46
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Griffin JaxTB
Starter
3.0200152
Steven MatzTB
ReliefWin
1.0000110
Aaron NolaPHI
StarterLoss
1.0430021
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
TBTampa Bay Rays30004300212171
PHIPhiladelphia Phillies000000100171
Top hitters
Junior Caminero2-for-3 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1 BB
Richie Palacios2-for-4 · 4 RBI · 1 BB
Victor Mesa Jr.4-for-5 · 2 RBI · 3 R
Ryan Vilade1-for-2 · 2 RBI
Cedric Mullins1-for-5 · 2 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysThe starters are close overall, but Jax owns the better strikeout and control profile.
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 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

TB
Griffin Jax RHP
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.62
54th
WHIP
1.19
64th
K/9
9.47
56th
BB/9
2.88
79th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.23
109th
OPS/R
–
IP
109.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.05
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
PHI
Aaron Nola RHP
Aaron Nola
Philadelphia Phillies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.54
147th
WHIP
1.33
133rd
K/9
9.14
65th
BB/9
3.05
106th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.86
209th
OPS/R
–
IP
174.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.30
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
3
How the starters differ
·Jax allows the lower home-run rate: 1.23 vs 1.86 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors Jax, 1.19 to 1.33.
·Jax enters with a 3.62 ERA compared with Nola's 4.54.
·Nola has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Nola arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Knuckle Curve33%78.4
Four-seam24%92.3
Sinker18%91.6
Changeup16%85.6
Cutter8%86.2
Slider1%83.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Aaron Nola)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs RHP (Griffin Jax)
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 26, 5:15 PM ET
TBTB
.748
+17 ptsOPS edge
PHIPHI
.731

Slight edge: TB

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 RHP Aaron Nola
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Nola (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.8160-for-4Very small sample
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Liam HicksLC63.80118.9020-for-2Very small sample
4Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
5Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
6Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.7480-for-4Very small sample
7Jonny DeLucaRRF49.72911.773No MLB historyNo history
8Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6470-for-2Very small sample
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample79H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score4Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score5Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score6Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample51H-Score7Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample47H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
Philadelphia PhilliesOfficial lineupvs RHP Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jax (BvP)
1Trea TurnerRSS56.67519.7092-for-3Very small sample
2Kyle SchwarberLDH85.85745.8340-for-2Very small sample
3Bryce HarperL1B81.86529.997No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BohmR3B67.69815.644No MLB historyNo history
5Bryson StottL2B67.73510.7350-for-1Very small sample
6Bryan De La CruzRRF—.7622.891No MLB historyNo history
7Brandon MarshLLF60.71218.742No MLB historyNo history
8J.T. RealmutoRC51.61411.6311-for-1Very small sample
9Justin CrawfordLCF43.6623.672No MLB historyNo history
1Trea Turner SS · R.242 / .675 · 19 HRvs hand .709 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score2Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232 / .857 · 45 HRvs hand .834 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269 / .865 · 29 HRvs hand .997 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score4Alec Bohm 3B · R.249 / .698 · 15 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Bryson Stott 2B · L.256 / .735 · 10 HRvs hand .735 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample67H-Score6Bryan De La Cruz RF · R.280 / .762 · 2 HRvs hand .891 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Brandon Marsh LF · L.260 / .712 · 18 HRvs hand .742 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8J.T. Realmuto C · R.205 / .614 · 11 HRvs hand .631 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample51H-Score9Justin Crawford CF · L.264 / .662 · 3 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·PHIPHI
AVG.258 1st.240 21st
OPS.728 8th.707 22nd
Home runs169 22nd182 16th
Runs736 12th713 19th
OBP.326 5th.312 23rd
SLG.402 13th.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 ERA4.05vs4.49
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.21vs1.36
no league rank
Saves58vs42
TBPHI
ResultsTBTB·PHIPHI
+3604th
Run differential
+28217th
98–64 Record88–74
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
Philadelphia Phillies (4–6)
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Griffin Jax (3.62 ERA, 8–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Phillies?+
Aaron Nola (4.54 ERA, 7–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 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?+
Griffin Jax is at 55; Aaron Nola is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.