Tampa Bay Rays 3, Detroit Tigers 0 — August 26, 2026

Game Highlights

Published August 26, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN	BATTER	PLAY	SCORE
T2	Jonny DeLuca	Jonny DeLuca doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Chandler Simpson scores.	TB 1, DET 0
T2	Cedric Mullins	Cedric Mullins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Jonny DeLuca scores. Cedric Mullins out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Zach McKinstry to shortstop Kevin McGonigle.	TB 2, DET 0
T6	Liam Hicks	Liam Hicks out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Jonathan Aranda scores.	TB 3, DET 0

Box score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Rays AWAY 3

Freddy Peralta started for Rays, leaving with a 3–0 lead.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Freddy Peralta Starter 6.0 81 0 4 W

Pitch-by-pitch: what Freddy Peralta threw

CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.0 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	38	47%	0	9	5	14	10
Changeup	26	32%	8	1	3	11	3
Curveball	12	15%	1	4	2	3	2
Sweeper	5	6%	1	0	0	3	1

Kevin Kelly Setup 2.0 23 0 1 HLD
Tyler Wells Middle 1.0 15 0 1 SV

Tigers HOME 0

Troy Melton started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–3.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Troy Melton Starter 7.0 84 3 4 L

Pitch-by-pitch: what Troy Melton threw

CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.1 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Slider	22	26%	6	6	3	4	3
Cutter	15	18%	1	2	3	5	4
Sinker	13	15%	1	4	1	3	4
Four-Seam Fastball	13	15%	0	1	3	5	4
Changeup	11	13%	0	0	3	5	3
Curveball	10	12%	1	1	0	4	4

Tyler Kinley Setup 1.0 10 0 0
Kyle Finnegan Setup 1.0 12 0 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 2nd · off Melton

DeLuca 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · TB

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Yandy Díaz DH	4	0	0	0	0	.301	.370	.459	.829
Jonathan Aranda 1B	3	1	2	0	0	.280	.363	.420	.783	2B
Junior Caminero 3B	4	0	2	0	1	.280	.366	.531	.897
Chandler Simpson LF	3	1	1	0	0	.308	.336	.361	.697
Jonny DeLuca RF	4	1	1	1	1	.271	.300	.436	.736	2B
Richie Palacios 2B	3	0	0	0	0	.228	.323	.337	.660
Jorge Mateo SS	3	0	0	0	1	.231	.280	.381	.661
Cedric Mullins CF	3	0	1	1	0	.205	.286	.349	.635
Liam Hicks C	3	0	1	1	1	.286	.372	.447	.819

HOME · DET

BATTER	AB	H	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Brett Callahan LF	4	1	1	.261	.308	.522	.830
Kevin McGonigle SS	4	0	1	.278	.379	.423	.802
Gleyber Torres 2B	3	0	0	.258	.363	.378	.741
Colt Keith DH	3	0	1	.264	.323	.412	.735
Dillon Dingler C	3	1	0	.254	.319	.480	.799
Zach McKinstry RF	3	0	0	.216	.299	.318	.617
Spencer Torkelson 1B	3	0	3	.223	.315	.408	.723
Max Clark CF	3	0	0	.239	.295	.386	.681
Hao-Yu Lee 3B	3	0	0	.272	.310	.422	.732

Pitching lines

AWAY · TB

PITCHER	IP	H	K	NP	ERA	DEC
Freddy Peralta	6.0	2	4	81	5.11	W
Kevin Kelly	2.0	0	1	23	2.04	HLD
Tyler Wells	1.0	0	1	15	2.66	SV

HOME · DET

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	K	NP	ERA	DEC
Troy Melton	7.0	7	3	3	4	84	1.86	L
Tyler Kinley	1.0	0	0	0	0	10	3.92
Kyle Finnegan	1.0	1	0	0	0	12	3.31

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB

Kevin Cash

Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 6.3 R IBBs 4.3 R

HOME · DET

A.J. Hinch

Lineup 4.9 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · TB

8-2 W2 +25 run diff

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HOME · DET

6-4 L2 +13 run diff

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Season series: 2-1 with TB listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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