PREVIEW Starts 3:05 PM ET · Citizens Bank Park
September 27, 2026 · NL East

Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies

September 27, 20263:05 PM ETCitizens Bank Park
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
68-46
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HOME
Philadelphia Phillies
62-54

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 · PHI Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Trea Turner SS · R .252 .298 .402 .700 16 45 108 .738
2 Luis Arraez 2B · L .326 .361 .450 .811 5 47 21 .734
3 Alec Bohm 3B · R .227 .284 .362 .646 13 62 66 .730
4 Bryce Harper 1B · L .255 .364 .500 .864 24 68 103 .759
5 Brandon Marsh LF · L .280 .318 .450 .768 16 51 111 .741
6 Kyle Schwarber DH · L .243 .363 .521 .884 33 64 170 .764
7 Bryson Stott 2B · L .260 .329 .417 .746 8 52 75 .722
8 Justin Crawford CF · L .264 .308 .344 .652 2 29 65 .750
9 J.T. Realmuto C · R .226 .304 .360 .664 8 38 67 .710

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · PHI
Don Mattingly
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.1 R Interim

Bullpen availability

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

Recent form

AWAY · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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HOME · PHI
5-5 W1 +13 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

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