Tampa Bay Rays

1stin AL East · 98-63

YES!

Tampa Bay Rays beat the Philadelphia Phillies

98-63 12 – 1

87-74

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) · 43,076 fans · Fox, MLB.TV

Recap

Phillies lose 4th straight game in last-week collapse, will play for NL wild card in season finale

Aaron Nola was hit hard on two days' rest and the Phillies' bullpen unraveled in a 12-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night, forcing...

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Citizens Bank Park · Philadelphia

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	3	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	2	12	17	1
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	1

Win Probability · Tampa Bay Rays

first pitchnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Tampa Bay Rays

Victor Mesa Jr. · 4-5, 2 RBI, 3 RBatting
Steven Matz · 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K (W, 6-6)Pitching

Philadelphia Phillies

Bryson Stott · 2-4, 1 RBatting
Aaron Nola · 1.0 IP, 3 ER, 0 K (L, 7-12)Pitching

2026 American League East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

2026 National League East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Atlanta	94	68	.580	-	L1
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	6	W1
Miami	80	82	.494	14	W1
Washington	77	85	.475	17	W1
New York	74	88	.457	20	L1

Scoring

Top 9th

1B Vilade singled to center, DeLuca scored and Walls scored.12–1

Bot 7th

BER Stott scored, Crawford safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Palacios, Stubbs to second, De La Cruz to third.10–1

Top 6th

1B Palacios singled to right, Caminero scored and Mesa Jr. scored.10–0

Top 6th

2B Mesa Jr. doubled to right, Díaz scored, Caminero to third.8–0

Top 5th

1B Mullins singled to center, Caminero scored and Mesa Jr. scored, Palacios to second.7–0

Top 5th

B Palacios walked, Hicks scored, Mesa Jr. to second, Caminero to third.5–0

Top 5th

1B Mesa Jr. singled to center, Díaz scored, Caminero to second, Hicks to third.4–0

Top 1st

2B Palacios doubled to right, Mesa Jr. scored.3–0

Top 1st

HR Caminero homered to left center (399 feet), Díaz scored.2–0

Team Stats

Tampa Bay RaysPhiladelphia Phillies

Batting

17 Hits 7

1 Home Runs 0

5 Walks 5

9 Strikeouts 8

0 Stolen Bases 1

26 Left on Base 18

Pitching & Fielding

188 Pitches Thrown 167

1 Errors 1

3 Double Plays 3

Box Score

Tampa Bay Rays ▾

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
Y. DiazDH	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	.293	19	.359	.446
R. ViladeDH	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	.247	6	.324	.432
J. Aranda1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.273	31	.357	.433
L. HicksC	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	.282	22	.366	.429
J. Caminero3B	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	.277	12	.361	.526
J. Mateo3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201	3	.244	.309
V. Mesa Jr.LF	5	3	4	2	0	0	0	.260	9	.328	.502
R. Palacios2B	4	0	2	4	0	1	1	.238	14	.333	.378
J. DeLucaRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.263	19	.298	.410
C. MullinsCF	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	.205	16	.284	.345
T. WallsSS	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.222	16	.309	.298
Team	44	12	17	12	1	5	9		167

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
G. Jax	3.0	2	0	0	1	52-33	3.53
S. Matz(W, 6-6)	1.0	0	0	0	1	10-7	5.49
B. Hopkins	1.0	0	0	1	1	16-10	5.06
C. Booser	1.0	1	0	0	2	21-13	1.98
M. Rodriguez	1.0	1	1	2	1	26-15	3.18
T. Johnson	1.0	2	0	1	0	38-25	3.52
C. Sulser	1.0	1	0	1	2	25-16	4.31
Team	9.0	7	1	5	8	188-119

Philadelphia Phillies ▾

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
T. TurnerSS	5	0	2	0	1	.241	25	.296	.378
K. SchwarberDH	4	0	0	1	1	.231	31	.353	.501
B. Harper1B	5	0	1	0	1	.269	21	.381	.483
A. Bohm3B	4	0	0	0	0	.250	22	.314	.384
B. Stott2B	4	1	2	0	0	.251	16	.330	.394
B. De La CruzRF	2	0	0	2	1	.280	22	.349	.413
B. MarshLF	3	0	1	1	1	.261	18	.306	.410
J.T. RealmutoC	2	0	0	0	0	.205	5	.283	.329
G. StubbsC	1	0	0	1	1	.153	8	.215	.153
J. CrawfordCF	4	0	1	0	2	.264	20	.310	.354
Team	34	1	7	5	8		188

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A. Nola(L, 7-12)	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	1	21-15	4.67
T. Banks	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-12	6.19
C. Shugart	1.2	1	1	1	1	3	0	29-18	4.02
J. Alvarado	0.1	1	3	3	3	0	0	17-8	5.86
J. Urquidy	2.2	5	3	3	0	3	0	50-35	4.95
B. Raley	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11-9	3.25
M. Lazar	1.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	18-14	6.30
Team	9.0	17	12	12	5	9	1	167-111