PREVIEW Starts 6:40 PM ET · Tropicana Field
August 31, 2026 · AL East

New York Mets at Tampa Bay Rays

August 31, 20266:40 PM ETTropicana Field
AWAY
New York Mets
50-66
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HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
68-46

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 · NYM Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Bo Bichette 3B · R .257 .301 .370 .671 11 56 93 .742
2 Carson Benge RF · L .267 .327 .410 .737 13 44 101 .746
3 Marcus Semien 2B · R .214 .274 .359 .633 13 37 83 .709
4 Brett Baty 3B · L .219 .290 .330 .620 7 34 99 .725
5 A.J. Ewing CF · L .262 .328 .399 .727 7 28 78 .755
6 Francisco Alvarez C · R .251 .338 .431 .769 12 28 79 .746
7 Francisco Lindor SS · S .230 .311 .422 .733 10 28 51 .749
8 Luis Torrens C · R .234 .300 .359 .659 4 27 42 .708
9 Jared Young 1B · L .253 .336 .430 .766 7 22 41 .716
HOME · 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

Manager comparison

AWAY · NYM
Andy Green
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 1.9 R IBBs 1.6 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · NYM
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · TB
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · NYM
5-4 W3 +5 run diff
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HOME · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

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

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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.