Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners

Aug 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	1	7
SEA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	1	5

loss:

M. Ruckerwin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

S. Matzsave: Tampa Bay Rays logo

B. Baker

Game Recap

SEATTLE -- Bryan Baker likely won’t be slanting his hat or shooting off an imaginary arrow into the sky any time soon like one of his predecessors out of the bullpen. But “Mr. Consistency,” as Kevin Kelly calls him, is becoming one of the most dominant closers in MLB....

Scoring Summary

TBSEA

2
Josh Naylor homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
01
4
Victor Mesa Jr. homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
11
6
Richie Palacios singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Taylor Ward. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins scores. Liam Hicks to 3rd. [2 runs]
31
7
Josh Naylor homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.293
2Jonathan Aranda1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.287
3Junior Caminero3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.280
4Victor Mesa Jr.RF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.220
5Chandler SimpsonLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.298
6Cedric MullinsCF	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.206
Jonny DeLucaPH-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258
7Nick FortesC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Liam HicksPH-C	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.281
8Richie Palacios2B	2	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.231
9Carson WilliamsSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.094
Ryan ViladePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.251
Taylor WallsSS	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211
TOTAL	7	34	3	3	7	3	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Casey LeguminaRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.17
Cam BooserLHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	22	2.16
Tyler WellsRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	2.51
Steven MatzLHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	5.64
Garrett CleavingerLHP	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	1	13	3.28
Kevin KellyRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.00
Bryan BakerRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.55
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	5	1	2	114	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Taylor WardRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.243
2Cole Young2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.263
3Randy ArozarenaLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.279
4Dominic CanzoneDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.248
5Julio RodriguezCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.260
6Josh Naylor1B	3	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	.262
7Brendan Donovan3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.258
8Cal RaleighC	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.163
9Colt EmersonSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.200




TOTAL	8	33	2	2	5	1	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
George KirbyRHP	5.0	4	1	1	2	2	1	99	3.68
Michael RuckerRHP	1.0	2	2	0	1	1	0	29	3.80
Seranthony DominguezRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	4.69
Josh SimpsonLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	4.05
Andres MunozRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	3.80


TOTAL	9.0	7	3	1	7	3	1	166	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBSEA

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Yandy Diaz grounds out, shortstop Colt Emerson to first baseman Josh Naylor. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Jonathan Aranda pops out to third baseman Brendan Donovan in foul territory. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Taylor Ward singles on a ground ball to shortstop Carson Williams.
00
FORCEOUT — Cole Young grounds into a force out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to shortstop Carson Williams. Taylor Ward out at 2nd. Cole Young to 1st. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Dominic Canzone grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

SEA

3Runs2

7Hits8

1Errors1

.206Batting Avg.242

34At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In2

3Walks1

3Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts5

7Left on Base5

11Total Bases15

Game Details

Saturday, August 8, 2026 · 9:50 PM

T-Mobile Park · Seattle, WA

attendance: 41,351 (86.3%)

weather: 80 degrees, clear

spread: SEA -134

over/under: 7