MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/02/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2667 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (61-79) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (74-66) 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
New York Falters Again, Loses, 7-4, to Tampa Bay
Behind a fine performance from Eric Cox, the Tampa Bay Rays knocked off the New York Mets, 7-4. Cox was 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Rays. Joe Montgomery was credited with the save, his 36th in 39 tries. New York has now lost 6 consecutive games.

First Baseman Dan Mitchell made an impact for Tampa Bay, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Pat Whittier in the bottom of the second. For the contest, Mitchell was 1 for 1 with a triple.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Mitchell.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hayes RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .271 16 75
M. Wilson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 3 28
L. Graham LF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 1 2
H. Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .211 29 73
S. Robbins 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .299 5 52
W. Cook 2B, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .245 4 9
J. Vázquez SS, 2B 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .220 0 12
S. Deason C 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .236 4 18
   c-A. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 9 36
J. Rodríguez CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169 0 2
   a-D. Dosch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177 0 3
   b-L. McKenzie CF, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 2 22
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 9 14      
a - D. Dosch pinch hit for J. Rodríguez in the 7th
b - L. McKenzie substituted for D. Dosch in the 7th
c - A. Hall pinch hit for S. Deason in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Robbins (28, 2nd Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Graham (4, 4th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Deason (8, 7th Inning off D. Gardner, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Cook (4, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hayes , L. Graham 2 , S. Robbins 2 , W. Cook 3 , J. Vázquez , S. Deason 2
2-out RBI: J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayes , M. Wilson , W. Cook , S. Deason , L. McKenzie
Sac Fly: J. Vázquez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayes (17) , W. Cook (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Whittier-Cook-Robbins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .307 16 74
K. Plawecki C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 14
J. Engram DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 10 61
I. Ramírez 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .269 8 37
D. Mitchell 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 20 43
   a-O. Leme PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 45
   b-D. Lacy 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .257 7 26
E. Cox LF 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 .230 22 62
J. Pacheco CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 8 35
A. Rondon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 1 31
N. Hernández 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 14
Totals 34 7 11 7 1 6 10      
a - O. Leme pinch ran for D. Mitchell in the 2nd
b - D. Lacy substituted for O. Leme in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Ramírez (23, 7th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Mitchell (1, 2nd Inning off P. Whittier, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Cox (5, 5th Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cox (22, 4th Inning off P. Whittier, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Davenport (16, 5th Inning off P. Whittier, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Lacy (7, 5th Inning off J. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 4 , J. Engram , I. Ramírez 3 , D. Mitchell 3 , D. Lacy 4 , E. Cox 8 , J. Pacheco , N. Hernández
2-out RBI: D. Lacy , E. Cox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cox , J. Pacheco
GIDP: J. Engram
Hit by Pitch: K. Plawecki
Team LOB: 5
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Whittier L (4-11) 4.0 6 5 5 1 4 2 19 79 5.39   
J. Allen 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 9 33 2.22   
J. García 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 3.92   
E. Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 4.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Whittier 33
Batters Faced: P. Whittier 19, J. Allen 9, J. García 5, E. Castillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Whittier 4-3, J. Allen 3-2, J. García 0-2, E. Castillo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Whittier 79-50, J. Allen 33-20, J. García 11-9, E. Castillo 7-6
Hit Batsmen: P. Whittier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Quintana W (3-3) 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 23 99 3.38   
D. Gardner 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 9 30 4.81   
J. Montgomery SV (36) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 17 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 59
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 23, D. Gardner 9, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 5-9, D. Gardner 1-3, J. Montgomery 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 99-67, D. Gardner 30-19, J. Montgomery 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardner 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cox
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 27639
Special Notes: 1B Dan Mitchell was injured while running the bases.
Wednesday, September 2nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76