Tampa Bay Rays

Founded 1998

Owner Stuart Sternberg

Ballpark George M. Steinbrenner Field

85–58

Record

.594

PCT

1st AL East

Division

—

71

T-Score

L1

Streak

6–4

Last 10

+197

Run diff

Next game

at Braves

Sep 8 7:15 PM ET · Peralta vs Smith-Shawver

Standings updated Sep 7, 4:00 AM ETTeam stats updated Sep 7, 4:13 AM ETInjuries updated Sep 7, 4:14 AM ET

Team snapshot

·Rays lead the AL East at 85–58.

·Rays are 6–4 over their last 10 with a 0 run differential.

·The offense ranks 7th in MLB with a .731 OPS.

·The rotation owns a 3.87 ERA.

·Next: 3 games at Braves.

Where the season stands

Tampa Bay heads into its next series in a strong spot at 85-57, sitting atop the AL East. The Rays took two of three in Texas, bouncing back from a 6-0 loss on Sept. 3 with a 7-6 win and then a 6-3 victory to finish the set on a two-game winning streak. Overall, they scored 13 runs and allowed 15 in those three games. Next up is a three-game road series at Atlanta starting Sept. 8.

T-Score breakdown

71T-ScoreSTRONG

6th of 30 teams

OffenseABOVE AVG

RotationSTRONG

ResultsSTRONG

BullpenSTRONG

Team PitchingABOVE AVG

Next five games

DateOpponentSiteProbable startersTime

Sep 8

BravesAwayPeralta vs Smith-Shawver7:15 PM ET

Sep 9

BravesAwayTBD vs TBD7:15 PM ET

Sep 10

BravesAwayTBD vs TBD12:15 PM ET

Sep 11

AstrosHomeTBD vs TBD7:10 PM ET

Sep 12

AstrosHomeTBD vs TBD6:10 PM ET

Last five games

DateOpponentSiteResultScore

Sep 6

RangersAwayL6–8

Sep 5

RangersAwayW6–3

Sep 4

RangersAwayW7–6

Sep 3

RangersAwayL0–6

Sep 2

MetsHomeL4–10

Starting rotation

PitcherP-ScoreERAL5 ERAWHIPNext startStatus

Freddy Peralta R534.963.341.37Sep 8 at ATLActive

Drew Rasmussen R802.883.410.91Not announcedActive

Nick Martinez R603.044.651.10Not announcedActive

Shane McClanahan L683.364.501.12Not announcedIL

Griffin Jax R613.824.811.27Not announcedActive

Ian Seymour L694.334.441.16Not announcedActive

Steven Matz L385.887.471.28Not announcedActive

Casey Legumina R653.761.041.27Not announcedActive

Bullpen

Bullpen ERA

3.185th

WHIP

1.071st

Saves

551st

Last-10 ERA

5.11

K/9

8.613th

IP last 7 days

16.127th most

Top relieversERAWHIPSVLast 3 days

Tyler Wells2.440.90—3.0

Kevin Kelly2.160.86—2.0

Bryan Baker1.640.93—1 app

Cole Sulser4.941.35—1.0

Jesse Scholtens4.031.34——

Offense

HitterH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPvs RHPLast 14

Junior Caminero 3B91.89538.944.876— .865

Yandy Díaz DH84.83921.877.825▼ .756

Jonathan Aranda 1B77.79319.671.840— .792

Chandler Simpson LF46.6960.655.714— .702

Liam Hicks C68.80917.513.890— .796

Cedric Mullins CF51.63814.575.657▼ .588

Taylor Walls SS37.5962.519.636▼ .457

Injured list

Garrett CleavingerTampa Bay Rays placed LHP Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list. Left forearm tightness.Sep 515-day IL

Shane McClanahanTampa Bay Rays placed LHP Shane McClanahan on the 15-day injured list. Left forearm tightness.Sep 415-day IL

Manuel RodríguezTampa Bay Rays placed RHP Manuel Rodríguez on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 3, 2026. Low back strain.Sep 415-day IL

Ben WilliamsonTampa Bay Rays placed 2B Ben Williamson on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 6, 2026. Right hamstring strain.Aug 710-day IL

Jake FraleyTampa Bay Rays placed RF Jake Fraley on the 60-day injured list. Hernia.Aug 260-day IL

Return dates appear only when a club has stated one publicly.

Home, road and handedness

Home / road

Home record47–25

Road record38–33

Home run diff+24

Road run diff+23

Offense by site

Home OPS.760 13th

Road OPS.722 13th

Home − road+.038

Offense by hand

OPS vs LHP.691 20th

OPS vs RHP.750 6th

Last 10 games

W 9-4

W 7-6

W 5-4

L 2-3

NYM

W 6-2

NYM

L 4-10

NYM

L 0-6

TEX

W 7-6

TEX

W 6-3

TEX

L 6-8

TEX

Record: 6–4Run differential: 0Runs/game: 5.2Runs allowed/game: 5.2

Full season statistics

Team batting

AVG.260 1st

OBP.328 5th

SLG.403 14th

OPS.731 7th

Runs647 12th

Home runs149 24th

Team pitching

ERA3.82 8th

WHIP1.15 1st

Rotation ERA3.87

Bullpen ERA3.18

K/98.2 21st

Quality starts52 13th

Saves55 1st

Frequently asked

What is the Rays record in 2026?+

85–58 (.594), 1st AL East.

Where do they rank in the division?+

First in the AL East. Yankees are closest at 81–62, 4.0 back.

Who is their next opponent?+

The Braves, on the road at 7:15 PM ET.

Who are the probable starters in the next series?+

Peralta vs Smith-Shawver (Sep 8).

What is the team's T-Score?+

71 out of 100, 6th of 30 teams.

Where do the Rays play?+

George M. Steinbrenner Field.