MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/31/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2635 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (61-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Tampa Bay Rays (72-66) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 X 8 15 0
Cartwright, Rays Dispatch New York, 8-0
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Eric Cartwright was in fine form, leading his team past the New York Mets, 8-0. The Mets, now 61-77, have lost 4 in a row.

Cartwright, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, threw 110 pitches over 8.2 innings, while allowing no runs.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Cartwright, "and then get after the next one."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vázquez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 0 11
H. Cabrera RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 29 73
A. Hall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202 9 36
L. Graham LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
S. Robbins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 5 52
D. Dosch DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .176 0 3
L. McKenzie SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 2 22
J. Rodríguez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .181 0 2
J. Ellis C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .251 13 40
Totals 31 0 4 0 0 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Graham (3, 7th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Hall , L. Graham 2 , D. Dosch , L. McKenzie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dosch , J. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robbins-Vázquez-Hall, Vázquez-McKenzie-Hall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cox RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .222 21 60
J. Pacheco LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .248 8 35
J. Engram DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .236 10 61
I. Ramírez 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 8 37
   a-N. Hernández PR, 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 14
D. Mitchell 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .231 20 42
D. Veeck 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .259 11 51
D. Santos CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .235 9 39
K. Plawecki C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 1 14
T. Miller SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .250 0 3
Totals 37 8 15 8 0 4 15      
a - N. Hernández pinch ran for I. Ramírez in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Ramírez (22, 2nd Inning off J. McCray, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pacheco (16, 3rd Inning off J. McCray, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Miller (4, 6th Inning off J. García, 3 on, 1 out) , E. Cox (11, 6th Inning off J. García, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Santos (9, 8th Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Mitchell (20, 4th Inning off J. McCray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cox 3 , J. Pacheco 4 , I. Ramírez 2 , D. Mitchell 4 , D. Veeck 2 , D. Santos 4 , K. Plawecki , T. Miller 3
2-out RBI: D. Santos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cox , N. Hernández 2
GIDP: J. Engram , D. Santos
Team LOB: 5
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. McCray L (11-5) 5.1 9 4 4 0 3 1 24 99 3.76   
J. García 0.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 5 17 3.98   
J. Allen 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 28 2.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCray 37
Batters Faced: J. McCray 24, J. García 5, J. Allen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCray 7-5, J. García 0-0, J. Allen 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCray 99-65, J. García 17-10, J. Allen 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. García 1-1 , J. Allen 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Cartwright W (7-6) 8.2 4 0 0 0 8 0 30 110 2.45   
J. Ingram 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 84
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 30, J. Ingram 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 10-8, J. Ingram 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 110-73, J. Ingram 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ingram 1-0
WP: E. Cartwright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cartwright
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 26889
Special Notes: 2B Ismael Ramírez was injured while running the bases.
Monday, August 31st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76