When the Rays play next
The next Tampa Bay Rays game is at the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, on Wed, Oct 7 at 8:00 PM ET, on the road at Yankee Stadium. For that game Nick Martinez is listed to start against Max Fried.
The Rays closed the 2026 regular season at 98-64, 1st in the American League East and on top of the division. They are still alive in the AL Division Series, where the series stands NYY 0, TB 2.
How to watch Rays games
Coverage of the next Rays game is listed on TBS / HBO MAX and TruTV. Postseason games are national broadcasts, so the Rays game is on the same channel everywhere in the country and local networks do not carry it.
On radio, the Rays call is on WDAE 95.7 FM and ESPN Radio. For fans in the car or at work, the radio call of Rays games follows the same schedule as the TV broadcast.
Where the next 12 Rays games air
| Network | Games | Type | First listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBS / HBO MAX | 3 | National | Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET |
| TruTV | 3 | National | Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET |
Every listed Rays game right now is a national broadcast, so it airs on the same channel across the country and is not on the local network. Out-of-market fans can stream regular-season Rays games on MLB.TV, but games shown on local TV in their own area and national exclusives are blacked out there.
Upcoming Rays schedule
The Rays have 12 games listed next, and they divide into 7 at Tropicana Field and 5 on the road. The next home game is against the New York Yankees on Sat, Oct 10 at 8:00 PM ET. TV channels in the table are the ones MLB lists today, and empty slots fill in as networks announce their Rays picks.
| Date (ET) | Opponent | Game | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET | @ New York Yankees | AL Division Series | TBS / HBO MAX, TruTV |
| Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM ET | @ New York Yankees | AL Division Series | TBS / HBO MAX, TruTV |
| Sat, Oct 10 · 8:00 PM ET | vs New York Yankees | AL Division Series | TBS / HBO MAX, TruTV |
| Thu, Mar 25 · time TBA | vs Baltimore Orioles | Regular season | To be announced |
| Fri, Mar 26 · time TBA | vs Baltimore Orioles | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Mar 27 · time TBA | vs Baltimore Orioles | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Mar 29 · time TBA | vs Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Mar 30 · time TBA | vs Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Wed, Mar 31 · time TBA | vs Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Fri, Apr 2 · time TBA | @ Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Apr 3 · time TBA | @ Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Apr 4 · time TBA | @ Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
The Rays season in numbers
- Record
- 98-64
- Division
- 1 of 5
- Run diff.
- +86
- Expected wins
- 90
- Home
- 55-26
- Road
- 43-38
Across 162 games the Rays scored 736 times and allowed 650 runs, a run differential of +86. That works out to 4.54 runs scored and 4.01 allowed per game, against a league average of 4.48 for each side. Based on those runs, a typical team would have won about 90 games, so the Rays finished 8 wins above that mark. A gap that size for the Rays usually comes from one-run games and bullpen results, and it tends to shrink over a full season. The luck table ranks every club on the same measure.
At home the Rays went 55-26, on the road 43-38. That home edge is wider than most, so the ballpark matters more than usual when the Rays are priced at home. Against left-handed starters they were 31-17, against right-handers 67-47, and they closed the regular season 5-5 over the last ten games, losing the final game.
Recent form: the last 10 games
In their last 10 regular-season games the Rays went 5-5, scoring 3.8 and allowing 3.2 runs per game. 4 of those 10 games finished above 9 total runs, 1 was decided by a single run, and the widest margin was 12-1 away at PHI. The chart plots each of those Rays games, runs scored above the line and runs allowed below it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | 1st inning runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ PHI | L 3-7 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | @ PHI | W 12-1 | 3 |
| Sep 25 | @ PHI | W 2-0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | L 4-6 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | @ NYY | L 2-9 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | W 6-1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | L 0-2 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | W 5-1 | 4 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | L 2-4 | 2 |
The Rays in the first inning
The first inning stayed scoreless in 52.5% of Rays games, compared with 49.4% across the league. The Rays scored in the first inning 32.1% of the time and allowed a first-inning run in 24.1% of games. That is close to the league norm. The NRFI Lab puts the Rays next to every other team and starter on the same split.
How to read the Rays numbers
Reading these Rays numbers before a game: the run differential and expected wins say more about team quality than the raw record, the home and road split shows how much Tropicana Field helps, and the last-ten totals show whether recent Rays games have run high or low. For Rays totals, the over/under guide explains the market step by step, and the odds calculator turns any price into an implied probability. None of these Rays figures predicts a single game, and no bet is ever a sure thing.
Tropicana Field, home of the Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays play their home games at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL, a ballpark with a dome roof, at an elevation of 15 feet. Games there averaged 8.57 total runs, an index of 0.96 against the league average, close to neutral. With the roof closed, weather does not affect play. The ballpark scoring page ranks all 30 parks.
Rays injured list
5 players are on the Rays injured list: Edwin Uceta (P, IL 60-Day), Gavin Lux (LF, IL 60-Day), Jacob Melton (LF, IL 60-Day), Jonathan Heasley (P, IL 60-Day), Ryan Pepiot (P, IL 60-Day). The list comes from the Rays 40-man roster and refreshes every morning.
