What is the Tampa Bay Rays record in 2026?

The Tampa Bay Rays are 74-47, 1st in the AL East.

Who is pitching for the Rays today?

Ian Seymour (9-3, 4.08 ERA) vs Kyle Bradish (7-11, 3.69 ERA). First pitch at 06:10 PM EDT.

What channel is the Rays game on today?

Today's game airs on MASN, Rays.TV. First pitch at 06:10 PM EDT.

Tampa Bay Rays News & Updates

August 15, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays were 74-47, 1st in the AL East. Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t hold off the Baltimore Orioles 5-6 at Tropicana Field.

Rays Daily Vibe Check

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Rays Game on August 15

Opponent:	Baltimore Orioles (59-63)
Location:	Tropicana Field
First Pitch:	06:10 PM EDT
Pitching Matchup:	Ian Seymour (9-3, 4.08 ERA) vs Kyle Bradish (7-11, 3.69 ERA)
TV Broadcast:	MASN, Rays.TV

Rays Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t hold off the Baltimore Orioles 5-6 at Tropicana Field.

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

Highlights

Jonathan Aranda went 1-5 with 2 RBI.

Rays Record & Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Rays	74	47	.612		L1
Yankees	68	54	.557	6.5	L2
Red Sox	65	57	.533	9.5	L1
Blue Jays	60	64	.484	15.5	W1
Orioles	59	63	.484	15.5	W1

Tampa Bay Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 games, with a +20 run differential.

Rays Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
13 Junior Caminero	35	.276	.916	78
8 Jonathan Aranda	15	.284	.799	75
2 Yandy Díaz	17	.301	.832	69

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
62 Cam Booser	0-0	2.00	0.74	27.0
47 Bryan Baker	1-0	1.55	0.84	46.1
68 Tyler Wells	2-2	2.43	0.96	59.1

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
21 Jonny DeLuca	6 hits, .5 AVG in last 3 games
1 Richie Palacios	5 hits, 2 RBI, .455 AVG in last 3 games
6 Taylor Walls	4 hits, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .4 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
57 Drew Rasmussen	7.0 IP, 8 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
61 Ian Seymour	6.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start
68 Tyler Wells	4.0 scoreless IP, 4 K in 3 recent games

Rays News

The Tampa Bay Rays' nine-game win streak came to a disappointing halt with a nail-biting loss to the Orioles, where they fell 6-5 despite a valiant ninth-inning rally. Over the last week, the Rays demonstrated their offensive prowess, outscoring opponents nearly two-to-one, but the bullpen day allowed Baltimore to exploit a weary pitching staff. Yandy Díaz's resurgence is a silver lining, as he shakes off his recent slump, crucial for a team that had relied on its lineup's power to carry them. With a record of 74-47, the Rays now look to bounce back and reclaim their winning rhythm as they prepare for a series against the Orioles, one that will test their resolve after a rare setback.

Sources

DRays Bay

Can’t win ‘em all: Rays 5, O’s 6

What was almost a thrilling comeback ended with the Rays falling just short in the bottom of the ninth and dropping their first game since August 2nd. However, if there was a game this series where the O’s had an advantage, it was this one, with the Rays utilizing a bullpen day. The pitching staff […]

DRays Bay

Game Thread: I just woke up from a 10 day coma

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MLB.com

Rays rally in 9th, but can't quite complete comeback as win streak ends at 9

ST. PETERSBURG -- For nine straight games out west, it felt like the Rays could do no wrong. Their lineup blasted homers and strung together rallies. Their starting staff was solid, and the bullpen shut things down behind them. They scored nearly twice as many runs as their opponents. It

Baseball Prospectus

Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner ’26: Week 21

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Justbaseball

Yandy Díaz Ending His Slump Has Been Huge for the Rays

Since the start of July, Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Yandy Díaz has been a shell of the player he was for the first three months or so of the 2026 season. Leading all of baseball in average, as high as .336 on June 28, his production took a nose dive once the calendar turned, […] The post Yandy Díaz Ending His Slump Has Been Huge for the Rays appeared first on Just Baseball.

Mlbtraderumors

Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript

Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Looking forward to another of these, let’s get rolling Hits Like Rays All of the Rays’ starting pitchers are free agents in the next 15 months (Freddy Peralta and Nick Martinez after this year, then Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan, and Griffin Jax after 2027). What do you think […]

Rays Upcoming Schedule

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