PREVIEW Starts 1:10 PM ET · Comerica Park
August 26, 2026 · AL Cent

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers

August 26, 20261:10 PM ETComerica Park
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
68-46
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HOME
Detroit Tigers
56-59

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 · DET Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Kevin McGonigle SS · L .284 .391 .431 .822 12 44 69 .755
2 Riley Greene LF · L .276 .367 .459 .826 16 54 127 .766
3 Dillon Dingler C · R .278 .341 .536 .877 26 78 99 .728
4 Spencer Torkelson 1B · R .218 .307 .419 .726 20 58 141 .743
5 Colt Keith 3B · L .275 .321 .425 .746 8 31 62 .741
6 Zach McKinstry 2B · L .216 .296 .326 .622 4 23 49 .710
7 Gleyber Torres 2B · R .268 .385 .404 .789 7 29 51 .729
8 Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R .263 .293 .418 .711 6 27 51 .746
9 James Outman CF · L .173 .232 .321 .553 5 17 70 .712

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.1 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.2 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TB
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · DET
  • Available 10
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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HOME · DET
6-4 W1 +51 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

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