Rays Predictions 2026 — Next Game, Record, Standings & Team Stats

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

B+

Overall rating

Rays · 75th percentile

▲ Improving

Offense

Strong

Pitching

Elite

Bullpen

Elite

Defense

Below par

Primary strength

Pitching — rated elite against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

Defense — the department most likely to cost them a close game.

Why the Engine Rates St. Petersburg This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks St. Petersburg in the upper third of MLB because the club owns a positive run differential (+58), below-average defence and genuine speed on the bases. A strong pitching staff is the department doing most of the lifting. Their staff ERA of 3.70 ranks 6th in MLB, and they score 4.55 runs per game (12th).

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Wed, Aug 12, 19:05 UTC · Away

Tampa Bay Rays

56%

@

Athletics

44%

Tampa Bay Rays 56%Athletics 44%

Prediction

Tampa Bay Rays

Win probability

56%

Projected score

5–4

Confidence

Slight Edge

Total lean · 8.9 runs

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

73-46

Home

41-18

Away

32-28

Runs scored

541

Runs allowed

483

Run diff

+58

Streak

W8

Season Trends

Last 30 days vs season average · 25 games

Run differential

Last 30 days

+26

25 games

Offense

Runs scored per game

Steady

4.64 vs 4.55 season

Pitching

Runs allowed per game

Improving

3.60 vs 4.06 season

Home form

Last 30 days at home

Steady

6-3 vs .695 season

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Rays 4.55

MLB average 4.48

+0.06 vs average · 12th in MLB

ERA

Rays 3.70

MLB average 4.16

-0.46 vs average · 6th in MLB

OPS

Rays .737

MLB average .719

+0.018 vs average · 6th in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Rays: the engine ranks their offence 12th in MLB at 4.55 runs per game, and their staff sits 6th on earned run average (3.70), while the bullpen grades elite on save conversion.

Offense = runs per game + OPS · Pitching = ERA + WHIP · Bullpen = save conversion + blown saves · Defense = fielding pct + errors per game · Speed = steals + success rate · Momentum = last ten + run differential. Every axis is a live percentile against all 30 clubs.

American League East Standings

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Rays	73	46	.613	—	+58	W8
Yankees	67	52	.563	6.0	+85	W1
Red Sox	64	55	.538	9.0	+81	L4
Orioles	58	62	.483	15.5	-34	W1
Blue Jays	58	63	.479	16.0	-56	W2

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Colorado Rockies 13–9

Won ✓ Called

Sun, Aug 2 · vs

Chicago White Sox 1–9

Lost ✓ Called

Sat, Aug 1 · vs

Chicago White Sox 1–0

Won ✓ Called

Upcoming Schedule

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H Baltimore Orioles

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H Baltimore Orioles

Sat, Aug 15, 22:10 UTC

H Baltimore Orioles

Sun, Aug 16, 16:15 UTC

Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Chandler Simpson .307

2 Yandy Díaz .301

3 Jonathan Aranda .285

4 Junior Caminero .277

5 Cedric Mullins .204

HR

1 Junior Caminero 35

2 Yandy Díaz 17

3 Jonathan Aranda 15

4 Cedric Mullins 13

5 Chandler Simpson 0

RBI

1 Junior Caminero 76

2 Jonathan Aranda 73

3 Yandy Díaz 68

4 Cedric Mullins 36

5 Chandler Simpson 25

OBP

1 Jonathan Aranda .373

2 Yandy Díaz .370

3 Junior Caminero .369

4 Chandler Simpson .334

5 Cedric Mullins .283

OPS

1 Junior Caminero .923

2 Yandy Díaz .837

3 Jonathan Aranda .805

4 Chandler Simpson .699

5 Cedric Mullins .636

Hits

1 Yandy Díaz 135

2 Chandler Simpson 128

3 Junior Caminero 125

4 Jonathan Aranda 124

5 Cedric Mullins 70

Runs

1 Junior Caminero 74

2 Yandy Díaz 67

3 Jonathan Aranda 57

4 Chandler Simpson 49

5 Cedric Mullins 45

SB

1 Chandler Simpson 33

2 Cedric Mullins 18

3 Yandy Díaz 3

4 Junior Caminero 2

5 Jonathan Aranda 0

Pitching

ERA

1 Nick Martinez 2.74

2 Drew Rasmussen 2.75

Wins

1 Nick Martinez 12

2 Drew Rasmussen 11

SV

1 Nick Martinez 0

2 Drew Rasmussen 0

SO

1 Drew Rasmussen 130

2 Nick Martinez 78

WHIP

1 Drew Rasmussen 0.91

2 Nick Martinez 1.09

Starting Rotation

By games started

#	Pitcher	GS	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Next projected start
1	Nick Martinez	23	12-3	2.74	1.09	—
2	Drew Rasmussen	22	11-5	2.75	0.91	Wed, Aug 12 @ Athletics

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Alex Cook	P	Reassigned to Minors
Ben Williamson	2B	Injured 10-Day
Cole Sulser	P	Injured 15-Day
Edwin Uceta	P	Injured 60-Day
Gavin Lux	LF	Injured 60-Day
Griffin Jax	P	Injured 15-Day
Hunter Bigge	P	Reassigned to Minors
Jacob Melton	LF	Reassigned to Minors
Jadher Areinamo	2B	Reassigned to Minors
Jake Fraley	RF	Injured 60-Day
Jesse Scholtens	P	Reassigned to Minors
Joe Boyle	P	Reassigned to Minors
Jonathan Heasley	P	Injured 60-Day
Kenny Piper	C	Reassigned to Minors
Manuel Rodríguez	P	Injured 60-Day
Mason Englert	P	Reassigned to Minors
Oliver Dunn	3B	Reassigned to Minors
Ryan Pepiot	P	Injured 60-Day
Shane McClanahan	P	Injured 15-Day
Trevor Martin	P	Reassigned to Minors

Status is taken from the official 40-man roster feed. Expected return dates are not published in that feed, so none are shown.

Team Form

Official split records

Last 10

9-1

.900 win rate

Home

41-18

.695 win rate

Away

32-28

.533 win rate

vs winning teams

27-25

.519 win rate

One-run games

16-10

.615 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Tropicana Field

Capacity

25,025

Opened

1990

Surface

Artificial Turf · Dome

Comparable Profiles

Closest engine profile, not closest record

Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Rays, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

Yankees

Red Sox

Orioles

About the Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays compete in the American League East and play their home games at Tropicana Field, opened in 1990. The club that made efficiency a competitive advantage. They are currently 73-46 (.613), 1st in the division, with a run differential of +58. Recent form has them 9-1 over their last ten, 41-18 at home, 32-28 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is pitching (Elite) and their weakest is defense (Below par). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Rays prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

Tampa Bay Rays Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates St. Petersburg This Way

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Season Snapshot

Season Trends

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

American League East Standings

Recent Results

Upcoming Schedule

Team Leaders

Batting

AVG

HR

RBI

OBP

OPS

Hits

Runs

SB

Pitching

ERA

Wins

SV

SO

WHIP

Starting Rotation

Injury Report

Team Form

The Ballpark

Comparable Profiles

Key Rivalries

About the Rays

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