97-63, 42-37 Away

Final

87-73, 42-37 Home

Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. DiazDH	0-4	0	0	0	.290
J. Aranda1B	1-3	0	0	0	.275
J. Caminero3B	1-4	1	0	0	.275
R. ViladeRF-LF	1-4	0	0	0	.245
V. Mesa Jr.LF	0-0	0	0	0	.248
J. DeLucaCF-RF	1-4	0	0	1	.263
C. SimpsonLF	0-3	0	0	0	.306
C. MullinsCF	1-1	0	0	0	.205
B. Williamson2B	0-3	0	0	0	.239
N. FortesC	1-4	1	1	1	.262
J. MateoSS	0-3	0	0	0	.203

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
F. Peralta	5.1	4	3	4	93-59	4.42
C. Booser	0.2	0	0	0	8-7	2.03
K. Kelly	1.0	0	0	1	9-6	2.44
C. Sulser	1.0	0	0	1	14-9	4.39
B. Baker	1.0	0	0	0	11-8	1.44

According to ESPN Analytics

PHI

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Citizens Bank Park

6:40 PM, September 25, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 40,133

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson

Rays' Freddy Peralta shuts down punchless Phillies, who lose 3rd straight potential playoff clincher

— Freddy Peralta pitched into the sixth inning to help Tampa Bay deny Philadelphia a third straight shot at clinching a wild-card spot, as the AL East champion Rays beat the Phillies 2-0 on Friday night.

Sep 25, 2026, 09:33 pm - AP


TB
PHI

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				TB	PHI
		1st	DeLuca singled to right, Caminero scored, Vilade to third.	1	0
		2nd	Fortes homered to left (367 feet).	2	0

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB

(97-63)

(97-63, 42-37 Away)

(97-63)

Freddy Peralta

(10-11, 4.42)

o6.5

-122

Philadelphia PhilliesPhilliesPHI

(87-73)

(87-73, 42-37 Home)

(87-73)

Cristopher Sanchez

(18-7, 2.91)

-156

Rays
2
Phillies
0

Game 1

9/25

Rays
12
Phillies
1

Game 2

9/26

Rays
3
Phillies
7

Game 3

9/27

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	94	68	.580	-	L1
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	6	W1
Miami	80	82	.494	14	W1
Washington	77	85	.475	17	W1
New York	74	88	.457	20	L1

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

Guardians star Jose Ramirez expressed regret for a pair of costly fourth-inning miscues that led to three unearned runs for the Rays, who evened the series with a 3-1 win in Game 2.

Freddy Peralta shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS with Game 2 win

The Guardians knew what was coming but still couldn't touch Rays starter Freddy Peralta, who topped 99 mph on his fastball and threw six scoreless innings as the Rays took Game 2 of the ALCS.

Rays bounce back and win Game 2 over Guardians 3-1

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies

Rays' Freddy Peralta shuts down punchless Phillies, who lose 3rd straight potential playoff clincher

F. Peralta10-11

C. Sanchez18-7

B. Baker41

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