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New York Mets at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3–2 on Monday, August 31, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
New York Mets 3 74-88
at Tampa Bay Rays 2 98-64

Line score

Team
New York Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 0
  • W: Robert Stock (1-3)
  • L: Ian Seymour (9-6)
  • S: Kodai Senga

Home runs

  • New York Mets: Mark Vientos (12)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 4th New York Mets Mark Vientos grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Bo Bichette scores. Carson Benge out at 2nd. Mark Vientos out at 1st. 1–0
Top 7th New York Mets Mark Vientos homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. 2–0
Top 7th New York Mets Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Cristian Pache scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd. 3–0
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. 3–1
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. 3–2

Box score

New York Mets

Batter
Francisco Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Bo Bichette 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263
Carson Benge RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .277
Mark Vientos DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .212
Jared Young 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269
Christopher Morel LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .171
Cristian Pache LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125
Marcus Semien 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218
A.J. Ewing CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239
Francisco Alvarez C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .234
Juan Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282
Luis Torrens C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Totals 36 3 10 2 0 12
Pitcher
Robert Stock (W, 1-3) 5.1 5 0 0 0 4 0 72 5.88
Nate Lavender (H, 7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Dedniel Núñez (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.23
Daniel Duarte (H, 6) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 24 2.19
Chris Devenski (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.91
Kodai Senga (S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 7.36

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 .300
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .277
Junior Caminero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282
Liam Hicks C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290
Jorge Mateo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Kenny Piper C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Chandler Simpson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .311
Cedric Mullins CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206
Jonny DeLuca RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .267
Richie Palacios 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226
Taylor Walls SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .219
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 6
Pitcher
Ian Seymour (L, 9-6) 6.1 6 3 3 0 10 1 88 4.21
Casey Legumina 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.73
Garrett Cleavinger 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.17
Steven Matz 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.90

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:38
Attendance
13,618
Umpires
Home Plate: Austin Jones, First Base: Ben May, Second Base: John Tumpane, Third Base: Brennan Miller

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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