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Tampa Bay Rays

Founded 1998

Owner Stuart Sternberg

Ballpark George M. Steinbrenner Field

98–64

Record

.605

PCT

1st AL East

Division

—

GB

51

T-Score

W3

Streak

7–3

Last 10

+396

Run diff

Next game

at Brewers

Oct 23 8:00 PM ET · TBD vs Misiorowski

Matchup preview

Standings updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ETTeam stats updated Oct 22, 5:02 AM ETInjuries updated Oct 22, 5:02 AM ET

Team snapshot

·Rays lead the AL East at 98–64.

·Rays are 7–3 over their last 10 with a +8 run differential.

·The offense ranks 8th in MLB with a .728 OPS.

·The rotation owns a 3.73 ERA.

·Next: 5 games at Brewers.

Where the season stands

Tampa Bay closes the regular season in a strong spot after sweeping its last three, beating Cleveland 7-3, 3-1 and 7-3 while outscoring the Guardians 17-7. The Rays are 98-64 and sit atop the AL East in first place. Their next three scheduled games are against Milwaukee, with road matchups on Oct. 23 and 24 before the series shifts to Tampa on Oct. 26.

T-Score breakdown

51T-ScoreAVERAGE

5th of 30 teams

PitchingABOVE AVG

ResultsABOVE AVG

OffenseABOVE AVG

DefenseABOVE AVG

Starting rotation

PitcherP-ScoreERAL5 ERAWHIPNext startStatus

Freddy Peralta R544.420.961.33Not announcedActive

Nick Martinez R593.103.761.09Not announcedActive

Drew Rasmussen R752.671.420.91Not announcedActive

Shane McClanahan L553.364.501.12Not announcedActive

Griffin Jax R553.533.051.18Not announcedActive

Adrian Houser R444.023.631.30Not announcedActive

Ian Seymour L554.215.331.13Not announcedActive

Steven Matz L365.497.471.23Not announcedActive

Casey Legumina R—3.771.041.28Not announcedActive

Last 10 games

Oct 19 · vs

ERA3.00

WHIP1.33

H7–7

R/H1.00

K4

Oct 18 · at

ERA1.00

WHIP0.78

H12–5

R/H.25

K7

Oct 17 · at

ERA3.00

WHIP1.22

H11–8

R/H.64

K6

Oct 15 · at

ERA3.38

WHIP1.00

H3–6

R/H.67

K8

Oct 13 · vs

ERA1.00

WHIP1.00

H7–6

R/H.43

K9

Oct 12 · vs

ERA7.00

WHIP1.67

H7–14

R/H.43

K10

Oct 7 · at

ERA3.00

WHIP1.11

H7–7

R/H.57

K12

Oct 5 · vs

ERA2.00

WHIP0.67

H8–4

R/H.63

K7

Oct 3 · vs

ERA0.00

WHIP0.33

H5–1

R/H.20

K12

Sep 27 · at

ERA7.88

WHIP2.00

H8–12

R/H.38

K5

Last 10 trend

ScoredAllowed

Record: 7–3Run differential: +8Runs/game: 3.8Runs allowed/game: 3.0L10 ERA: 3.07Hits/game: 7.5

Bullpen

Bullpen ERA

3.6811th

WHIP

1.182nd

Saves

581st

Last-10 ERA

6.75

K/9

8.914th

Top relieversERAWHIPSV

Kevin Kelly2.440.90—

Tyler Wells2.380.90—

Bryan Baker1.440.91—

Cole Sulser4.311.24—

Jesse Scholtens4.341.34—

Offense

HitterH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPvs RHPLast 14

Junior Caminero 3B87.88442.916.871▼ .669

Yandy Díaz DH78.80522.780.816▼ .405

Jonathan Aranda 1B76.79222.678.837— .762

Chandler Simpson LF43.6890.633.718▼ .569

Liam Hicks C64.80118.505.902▼ .557

Cedric Mullins CF47.62815.565.647▼ .507

Taylor Walls SS36.6072.541.644— .602

Home, road and handedness

Home / road

Home record59–27

Road record46–39

Home run diff+57

Road run diff+41

Offense by site

Home OPS.747 13th

Road OPS.719 13th

Home − road+.028

Offense by hand

OPS vs LHP.679 25th

OPS vs RHP.752 4th

Full season statistics

Team batting

AVG.258 1st

OBP.326 5th

SLG.402 15th

OPS.728 8th

Runs736 12th

Home runs169 22nd

Team pitching

ERA3.70 7th

WHIP1.14 2nd

Rotation ERA3.73

Bullpen ERA3.68

K/98.3 19th

Quality starts61 9th

Saves58 1st

Frequently asked

What is the Rays record in 2026?+

98–64 (.605), 1st AL East.

Where do they rank in the division?+

First in the AL East. Yankees are closest at 93–68, 4.5 back.

Who is their next opponent?+

The Brewers, on the road at 8:00 PM ET.

Who are the probable starters in the next series?+

TBD vs Misiorowski (Oct 23).

What is the team's T-Score?+

51 out of 100, 5th of 30 teams.

Where do the Rays play?+

George M. Steinbrenner Field.