MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/01/2026
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2646 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (61-78) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Tampa Bay Rays (73-66) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Mets Sunk by Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the New York Mets, 4-2. Starting pitcher Kevin Murray played a key role in the triumph. The winner was Murray. He threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was José Ferrer. Joe Montgomery got the save, his 35th in 38 chances.

The Rays got a big at-bat from third baseman Dylan Veeck. For the game, Veeck was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 12th home run of the season gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead.

Tampa Bay manager Joey Cora commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

New York has now lost 5 straight.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wilson 3B, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 3 28
J. Hayes RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .271 16 74
   c-W. Cook PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 4 9
H. Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212 29 73
   d-D. Peterson PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 5 25
L. Graham LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .176 1 2
S. Robbins 2B, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 5 52
   e-A. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 9 36
D. Dosch DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .179 0 3
J. Ellis C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .249 13 40
J. Rodríguez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .173 0 2
J. Vázquez SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .218 0 11
   a-S. Deason PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 16
   b-L. McKenzie SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 22
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 11 13      
a - S. Deason pinch hit for J. Vázquez in the 7th
b - L. McKenzie substituted for S. Deason in the 7th
c - W. Cook pinch hit for J. Hayes in the 8th
d - D. Peterson pinch hit for H. Cabrera in the 8th
e - A. Hall pinch hit for S. Robbins in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hayes (16, 5th Inning off K. Murray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wilson , J. Hayes 4 , S. Robbins , D. Dosch , J. Vázquez
2-out RBI: J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vázquez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vázquez-Robbins-Cabrera, Wilson-Robbins-Cabrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .308 15 72
O. Leme C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269 4 45
J. Engram DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238 10 61
I. Ramírez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 8 37
D. Mitchell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .231 20 42
E. Cox LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .225 21 60
D. Veeck 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .259 12 54
D. Santos CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .236 9 39
T. Miller SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .256 0 3
Totals 31 4 10 4 2 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Cox (12, 2nd Inning off J. Ferrer, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Davenport (9, 4th Inning off J. Ferrer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Veeck (12, 4th Inning off J. Ferrer, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 3 , J. Engram 2 , I. Ramírez , D. Mitchell , E. Cox 3 , D. Veeck 4 , D. Santos , T. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Engram , I. Ramírez , D. Veeck , D. Santos
GIDP: E. Cox , T. Miller
Sac Bunt: O. Leme
Team LOB: 6
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ferrer L (9-12) 6.0 9 4 4 2 3 1 27 99 4.20   
A. Seroseres 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 3.62   
E. Castillo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ferrer 39
Batters Faced: J. Ferrer 27, A. Seroseres 3, E. Castillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ferrer 7-6, A. Seroseres 1-1, E. Castillo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ferrer 99-61, A. Seroseres 13-7, E. Castillo 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Murray W (11-10) 6.0 5 2 2 1 8 1 24 92 3.73   
J. Carver H (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 30 2.88   
J. Montgomery SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 61
Batters Faced: K. Murray 24, J. Carver 6, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 6-4, J. Carver 1-3, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 92-62, J. Carver 30-20, J. Montgomery 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Murray
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 29442
Tuesday, September 1st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76