The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 2-1 on Sep 15, 2026 at Tropicana Field.
Final · Tropicana Field
Top performers
- Jeff McNeil went 1-for-4 for the Athletics.
- Jack Perkins pitched 6.2 innings for the Athletics, allowing 0 earned runs with 8 strikeouts.
- Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.
- Griffin Jax pitched 5.0 innings for the Rays, allowing 0 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
Athletics box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McNeil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shea Langeliers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Bolte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonah Heim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Gelof | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alika Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Cortes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donovan Walton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Perkins | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Hogan Harris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Medina | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elvis Alvarado | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Caminero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yandy Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Aranda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Mateo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richie Palacios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandler Simpson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Mesa Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cedric Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fortes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cam Booser | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Before and after
- Athletics · 2026 season · Previous Sep 13, 2026: SEA 7, ATH 8 · Next Sep 16, 2026: ATH 3, TB 4
- Rays · 2026 season · Previous Sep 13, 2026: HOU 4, TB 14 · Next Sep 16, 2026: ATH 3, TB 4