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Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies

9/27/2026, 3:05:00 PM ET · Citizens Bank Park

Tampa Bay Rays3
Philadelphia Phillies7
FINALtotal 6.542,146 attendance

Tampa Bay Rays

98–63 · last 5: 2–3

DateOppResultRunsvs 6.5
09-26@ PHIW 12–113O
09-25@ PHIW 2–02U
09-24@ NYYL 4–610O
09-23@ NYYL 2–911O
09-22@ NYYL 0–22U

Philadelphia Phillies

87–74 · last 5: 1–4

DateOppResultRunsvs 6.5
09-26vs TBL 1–1213O
09-25vs TBL 0–22U
09-24vs MILL 1–56U
09-23vs MILL 1–45U
09-22vs MILW 6–410O

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Nick Martinez

Tampa Bay Rays · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202632183.23.141.11.24815.2%5.51.08
2026 Away1798.12.471.03.23314.9%5.30.73
2026 Day1268.12.771.00.22617.0%6.10.79
202541166.04.611.23.25016.8%6.31.19
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB4191317.236.3937.1%35.1%15.8%
2026 vs RHB30399.267.4106.5%29.8%14.2%
2025 vs LHB299922.240.4108.0%38.2%21.1%
2025 vs RHB3631218.266.4536.2%31.4%14.0%
Strikeoutso3.5+104
Pitching Outso15.5+199
Earned Runso1.5-149
Pitcher Walkso1.5+180

Zack Wheeler

Philadelphia Phillies · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202629166.03.041.06.20629.6%10.61.19
2026 Home1377.22.901.06.19732.3%11.61.04
2026 Day1056.01.770.89.17129.3%10.10.48
202524149.22.710.94.19433.3%11.71.14
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB3701331.224.3886.6%42.5%29.2%
2026 vs RHB250813.187.3325.7%26.6%31.6%
2025 vs LHB3361222.193.3708.8%35.6%33.6%
2025 vs RHB249711.203.3215.2%32.3%32.9%
Hits Allowedo4.5+113
Earned Runso1.5+110
Pitcher Walkso1.5+110

Batting orders

Tampa Bay Rays

Confirmed

5 LHB, 4 RHB, 0 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Victor Mesa Jr.LLF2456315.257.49821.2%10.8%42.2%o0.5 +650
2Jonathan ArandaL1B59216323.275.43824.7%9.7%45.6%o0.5 -130
3Junior CamineroR3B62617342.276.52218.5%12.9%49.6%—
4Liam HicksLDH48913718.280.42910.4%3.7%27.1%o0.5 +290
5Richie PalaciosL2B3558310.234.37217.7%3.9%28.8%o0.5 +1500
6Jonny DeLucaRRF3609511.264.42521.0%3.7%30.6%o0.5 +390
7Cedric MullinsLCF4419015.204.34220.0%4.2%33.1%—
8Nick FortesRC298776.258.37614.5%2.3%35.5%o0.5 +212
9Jorge MateoRSS207425.203.31431.7%8.0%35.0%—

Philadelphia Phillies

Confirmed

5 LHB, 4 RHB, 0 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Trea TurnerRSS65615719.239.37521.2%6.0%39.6%o0.5 +120
2Kyle SchwarberLDH59213946.235.50532.0%15.7%49.5%o0.5 +150
3Bryce HarperLRF59015830.268.48622.0%10.4%42.6%o0.5 +245
4Bryson StottL2B54913910.253.39517.2%5.9%37.7%o0.5 +112
5Alec BohmR1B57914516.250.38914.0%6.0%43.9%—
6Brandon MarshLLF52913818.261.40825.4%8.0%42.7%o1.5 +140
7Edmundo SosaR3B238599.248.42922.4%6.7%38.5%o0.5 +280
8Justin CrawfordLCF4321133.262.35017.9%2.0%35.1%o0.5 +700
9J.T. RealmutoRC4248711.205.33322.1%5.4%39.4%o0.5 -121