PREVIEW Starts 3:05 PM ET · Sutter Health Park
August 12, 2026 · AL West

Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics

August 12, 20263:05 PM ETSutter Health Park
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
68-46
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HOME
Oakland Athletics
45-70

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · TB Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Junior Caminero 3B · R .284 .373 .559 .932 33 71 91 .767
2 Yandy Díaz DH · R .300 .373 .458 .831 15 64 72 .747
3 Jonathan Aranda 1B · L .285 .374 .432 .806 14 71 111 .743
4 Chandler Simpson LF · L .299 .329 .357 .686 0 23 39 .731
5 Liam Hicks C · L .282 .364 .439 .803 15 66 39 .726
6 Cedric Mullins CF · L .204 .280 .357 .637 13 35 79 .711
7 Taylor Walls SS · S .214 .305 .280 .585 0 23 81 .694
8 Ben Williamson 2B · R .247 .309 .332 .641 3 26 51 .727
9 Nick Fortes C · R .276 .317 .383 .700 4 28 32 .697
HOME · ATH Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Tyler Soderstrom LF · L .245 .340 .460 .800 17 52 81 .753
2 Jeff McNeil 2B · L .251 .307 .330 .637 4 35 42 .709
3 Lawrence Butler RF · L .209 .304 .330 .634 7 30 89 .736
4 Jacob Wilson SS · R .270 .302 .392 .694 7 36 35 .751
5 Carlos Cortes RF · L .260 .336 .411 .747 7 28 39 .725
6 Jonah Heim C · S .229 .285 .429 .714 11 36 47 .695
7 Henry Bolte CF · R .259 .340 .346 .686 4 21 71 .746
8 Max Muncy 3B · R .220 .292 .378 .670 5 20 63 .740
9 Alika Williams SS · R .254 .281 .385 .666 2 10 33 .718

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 2.0 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TB
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · ATH
  • Available 7
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 2
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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HOME · ATH
1-9 L8 -32 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Rays and Athletics staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.