New York Mets 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2: final score and stats
New York Mets beat Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets 3 to Tampa Bay Rays 2, on Monday, August 31, 2026 at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets.
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Box score
New York Mets
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .231 | .316 | .420 |
| Bo Bichette | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .263 | .310 | .391 |
| Carson Benge | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .277 | .336 | .421 |
| Mark Vientos | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .212 | .256 | .398 |
| Jared Young | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .269 | .328 | .443 |
| Christopher Morel | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .171 | .236 | .207 |
| Cristian Pache | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| Marcus Semien | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .218 | .279 | .347 |
| A.J. Ewing | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .239 | .311 | .352 |
| Francisco Alvarez | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .234 | .320 | .397 |
| Juan Soto | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .282 | .406 | .542 |
| Luis Torrens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .302 | .401 |
| Team | 10-36 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 135 |
New York Mets
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Stock | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72-50 | 5.88 | 72 |
| Nate Lavender | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 0.00 | 9 |
| Dedniel Nunez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 5.23 | 11 |
| Daniel Duarte | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 2.19 | 24 |
| Chris Devenski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 4.91 | 5 |
| Kodai Senga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 7.36 | 17 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 138-90 | 138 |
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .300 | .368 | .461 |
| Jonathan Aranda | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .277 | .360 | .419 |
| Junior Caminero | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .282 | .369 | .536 |
| Liam Hicks | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .290 | .373 | .447 |
| Jorge Mateo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .281 | .374 |
| Kenny Piper | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .556 |
| Chandler Simpson | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .311 | .339 | .364 |
| Cedric Mullins | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .206 | .287 | .354 |
| Jonny DeLuca | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .267 | .299 | .434 |
| Richie Palacios | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .226 | .321 | .332 |
| Taylor Walls | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .219 | .305 | .290 |
| Team | 9-35 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 138 |
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Seymour | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 88-65 | 4.21 | 88 |
| Casey Legumina | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.73 | 15 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.17 | 10 |
| Steven Matz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 5.90 | 22 |
| Team | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 135-97 | 135 |
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Who won New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays?
New York Mets won, 3-2, on Monday, August 31, 2026.
What was the final score of New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays?
New York Mets 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2.
Who were the top performers?
New York Mets: A.J. Ewing (2-4, K batting average). Tampa Bay Rays: Chandler Simpson (2-4, RBI, SB batting average).
Where is New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays played?
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
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