Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Final

MLB

ATH Team page

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TB Team page

DateSeptember 17, 2026

VenueTropicana Field

ATH 23%

TB 77%

TB is the clear pregame lean. The biggest separator is the probable starting-pitcher matchup: Drew Rasmussen owns a 2.81 ERA and 0.92 WHIP, while ATH’s Jeffrey Springs has a 5.93 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. TB also has the stronger overall pitching profile, with a 3.75 team ERA and 1.14 WHIP compared with ATH’s 5.39 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. The Rays have won their last five and lead the current series 2-0, while ATH has dropped its last two games to TB. ATH’s offense is respectable, so this is not a no-doubt outcome, but the pitching gap and TB’s home-field setting make the Rays the preferred side.

Team Form

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Athletics

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Tampa Bay Rays

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Athletics

.245

AVG

.317

OBP

.720

OPS

185

5.39

ERA

1.50

WHIP

4.34

R/G

8.5

K/9

Tampa Bay Rays

.260

AVG

.328

OBP

.735

OPS

162

3.75

ERA

1.14

WHIP

4.56

R/G

8.2

K/9

Key Players

Athletics

.827OPS

.710OPS

.773OPS

3.38ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

.898OPS

.824OPS

.798OPS

1.52ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
ATH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
TB	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	2	—	10

Team stats

ATH Stat TB

1 R 10

5 H 7

2 E 1

1 HR 0

3 BB 9

8 SO 10

12 LOB 23

3 SB 3

8 ER 1

0 DP 0

ATH

Athletics

Batting

Athletics Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Henry Bolte LF Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	16	.275	.358	.402
Jeff McNeil DH Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.268	.315	.371
Lawrence Butler RF Starter	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	13	.231	.319	.390
Zack Gelof 3B Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	.247	.312	.450
Donovan Walton 2B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.260	.361	.438
Tommy White 1B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.253	.269	.335
Alika Williams SS Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	.256	.297	.417
Jonah Heim C Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.205	.262	.371
Denzel Clarke CF Starter	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	14	.164	.243	.179
Max Muncy DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.230	.296	.387
Michael Stefanic 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.350	.409	.400

Pitching

Athletics Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jeffrey Springs P Starter	3.1	5	6	6	2	4	66-39	6.18	66
Geoff Hartlieb P	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	18-12	3.86	18
Joe Rock P	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	16-7	5.23	16
Chris Roycroft P	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	27-15	6.35	27
Yunior Tur P	1.2	1	2	0	3	2	41-20	16.55	41
Drew Rom P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	5.84	4

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yandy Diaz DH Starter	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	2	17	.295	.359	.453
Jonathan Aranda 1B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	2	25	.278	.362	.437
Junior Caminero 3B Starter	0-3	3	1	0	0	2	1	23	.277	.363	.532
Liam Hicks C Starter	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	1	16	.286	.369	.440
Jonny DeLuca RF Starter	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	12	.263	.295	.416
Chandler Simpson LF Starter	2-5	5	2	2	2	0	0	13	.311	.339	.362
Ryan Vilade RF Starter	0-1	1	1	0	0	1	1	15	.259	.331	.464
Richie Palacios 2B Starter	1-2	2	1	1	2	2	0	19	.234	.331	.378
Taylor Walls SS Starter	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	1	21	.219	.306	.293
Jake Fraley RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	1	8	.229	.304	.386
Cedric Mullins CF	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.201	.282	.340

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Drew Rasmussen P Starter	5.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	76-51	2.72	76
Casey Legumina P	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	11-8	4.01	11
Brody Hopkins P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-10	9.00	17
Steven Matz P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	5.57	14
Alexander Cook P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	5.79	13