at Texas Rangers
Sep 5 · Scheduled
Pitching matchup: Drew Rasmussen - 14-5, 2.95 ERA · Jacob deGrom - 10-9, 4.00 ERA
70-72 · 2nd in AL West
MLB team
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay · American League · AL East
Current standings, schedule, team quality, and the stories shaping the season.
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 84-57
- Division position
- 1st in AL East
- Wild Card
- Division leader
- Run differential
- +46
No. 7 MLB
Standing
1st in AL East
Division: Leader · Wild Card: Division leader
Next game
Latest team news
Approved sources only
Rays ride complete effort to 1st victory in Arlington since 2022
MLB.comSep 5, 2026Official
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays get shut out, Rutschman returns with a bang
Pinstripe AlleySep 4, 2026Team blog
Rays lose McClanahan to IL again due to left forearm tightness
MLB.comSep 4, 2026Official
MLB Power Rankings: Who are the top teams in our first September edition?
ESPN MLBSep 3, 2026National
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Amazin' AvenueSep 3, 2026Team blog
Mets vs. Rays MLB picks: Freddy Peralta in potentially good karma spot Tuesday against team that traded him
CBS Sports MLBSep 1, 2026National
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
at Texas Rangers
Sep 5 · Final
WP: Martinez · LP: Rocker · SV: Wells
Notable: Martinez: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR · W
at Texas Rangers
Sep 4 · Final
WP: Quantrill · LP: McClanahan
Notable: McClanahan: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR · L
vs New York Mets
Sep 1 · Final
WP: Peralta · LP: Manaea
Notable: Peralta: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HR · W
vs New York Mets
Aug 31 · Final
WP: Stock · LP: Seymour · SV: Senga
Notable: Seymour: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 1 HR · L
Upcoming games
at Texas Rangers
Sep 5 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Drew Rasmussen vs Jacob deGrom
70-72 · 2nd in AL West
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 84-57
- Run differential
- +46
- Runs/game
- 4.5
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.2
- Expected record
- 76-65
- Actual vs expected
- +8.2 wins
No. 2 MLB
No. 7 MLB
No. 14 MLB
No. 9 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.5
- OPS
- .731
- OBP
- .328
- SLG
- .403
- AVG
- .260
- Home runs
- 146
- BB%
- 8.4%
- K%
- 18.5%
- Hits/game
- 8.7
No. 14 MLB
No. 7 MLB
No. 5 MLB
No. 13 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 24 MLB
No. 22 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 1 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.2
- ERA
- 3.81
- WHIP
- 1.15
- Strikeouts
- 1148
- Walks
- 357
- K/9
- 8.2
- BB/9
- 2.5
- HR allowed
- 176
- Opp AVG
- .232
- Opp OPS
- .684
No. 9 MLB
No. 8 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 19 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 21 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 23 MLB
No. 4 MLB
No. 4 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 84
- Fielding %
- .983
- Double plays
- 91
No. 23 MLB
No. 23 MLB
No. 26 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
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