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

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

B+

Overall rating

Rays · 71th percentile

▼ Slipping

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 (+86), below-average defence and patchy recent form. A strong pitching staff is the department doing most of the lifting. Their staff ERA of 3.70 ranks 7th in MLB, and they score 4.54 runs per game (12th).

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

98-64

Home

55-26

Away

43-38

Runs scored

736

Runs allowed

650

Run diff

+86

Streak

L1

Season Trends

Last 30 days vs season average · 13 games

Run differential

Last 30 days

+2

13 games

Offense

Runs scored per game

Declining

3.54 vs 4.54 season

Pitching

Runs allowed per game

Improving

3.38 vs 4.01 season

Home form

Last 30 days at home

Steady

5-2 vs .679 season

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Rays 4.54

MLB average 4.48

+0.06 vs average · 12th in MLB

ERA

Rays 3.70

MLB average 4.17

-0.47 vs average · 7th in MLB

OPS

Rays .728

MLB average .719

+0.009 vs average · 8th 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 4.54 runs per game, and their staff sits 7th 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

All divisions →

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Rays	98	64	.605	—	+86	L1
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5	+138	W1
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0	+78	L1
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5	-21	L1
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0	-46	W1

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Tue, Oct 27 · vs

Milwaukee Brewers 4–3

Won

Mon, Oct 26 · vs

Milwaukee Brewers 1–10

Lost ✗ Missed

Sat, Oct 24 · @

Milwaukee Brewers 4–5

Lost ✓ Called

Fri, Oct 23 · @

Milwaukee Brewers 2–3

Lost ✓ Called

Tue, Oct 20 · vs

Cleveland Guardians –

—

Mon, Oct 19 · vs

Cleveland Guardians 7–3

Won

Sun, Oct 18 · @

Cleveland Guardians 3–1

Won ✗ Missed

Sat, Oct 17 · @

Cleveland Guardians 7–3

Won ✗ Missed

Thu, Oct 15 · @

Cleveland Guardians 2–3

Lost ✓ Called

Tue, Oct 13 · vs

Cleveland Guardians 3–1

Won ✓ Called

Upcoming Schedule

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Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Chandler Simpson .306

2 Yandy Díaz .293

3 Junior Caminero .276

4 Jonathan Aranda .274

5 Cedric Mullins .205

HR

1 Junior Caminero 42

2 Yandy Díaz 22

3 Jonathan Aranda 22

4 Cedric Mullins 15

5 Chandler Simpson 0

RBI

1 Junior Caminero 101

2 Jonathan Aranda 92

3 Yandy Díaz 85

4 Cedric Mullins 48

5 Chandler Simpson 38

OBP

1 Junior Caminero .360

2 Yandy Díaz .359

3 Jonathan Aranda .358

4 Chandler Simpson .333

5 Cedric Mullins .284

OPS

1 Junior Caminero .884

2 Yandy Díaz .805

3 Jonathan Aranda .792

4 Chandler Simpson .689

5 Cedric Mullins .628

Hits

1 Yandy Díaz 180

2 Chandler Simpson 175

3 Junior Caminero 170

4 Jonathan Aranda 159

5 Cedric Mullins 90

Runs

1 Junior Caminero 100

2 Yandy Díaz 93

3 Jonathan Aranda 73

4 Chandler Simpson 66

5 Cedric Mullins 56

SB

1 Chandler Simpson 46

2 Cedric Mullins 21

3 Yandy Díaz 3

4 Junior Caminero 3

5 Jonathan Aranda 0

Pitching

ERA

1 Drew Rasmussen 2.67

2 Nick Martinez 3.10

Wins

1 Drew Rasmussen 16

2 Nick Martinez 15

SV

1 Drew Rasmussen 0

2 Nick Martinez 0

SO

1 Drew Rasmussen 174

2 Nick Martinez 109

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	31	15-6	3.10	1.09	—
2	Drew Rasmussen	30	16-5	2.67	0.91	—

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Alex Cook	P	Forty Man
Brody Hopkins	P	Forty Man
Carson Williams	SS	Forty Man
Casey Legumina	P	Forty Man
Edwin Uceta	P	Injured 60-Day
Gavin Lux	LF	Injured 60-Day
Jacob Melton	LF	Injured 60-Day
Jadher Areinamo	2B	Forty Man
Jesse Scholtens	P	Forty Man
Joe Boyle	P	Forty Man
Jonathan Heasley	P	Injured 60-Day
Kenny Piper	C	Forty Man
Manuel Rodríguez	P	Forty Man
Mason Englert	P	Forty Man
Nick Madrigal	3B	Forty Man
Ryan Pepiot	P	Injured 60-Day
Shane McClanahan	P	Forty Man
Ty Johnson	P	Forty Man

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

5-5

.500 win rate

Home

55-26

.679 win rate

Away

43-38

.531 win rate

vs winning teams

40-28

.588 win rate

One-run games

25-14

.641 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 98-64 (.605), 1st in the division, with a run differential of +86. Recent form has them 5-5 over their last ten, 55-26 at home, 43-38 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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