New York Mets vs. Tampa Bay Rays - Live Score - September 02, 2026

Rays (McClanahan 10-6, 3.19) welcome Mets (Hagenman 0-0, 5.40) in rubber game of 3-game series

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

#47 RHP J. Hagenman

#22 RHP G. Jax

6-9 3.63 ERA

LINEUP

METS

BATTING
1	Francisco Lindor ^SS
2	Juan Soto ^DH
3	Bo Bichette ^3B
4	Carson Benge ^RF
5	Jared Young ^1B
6	Marcus Semien ^2B
7	A.J. Ewing ^CF
8	Brett Baty ^LF
9	Luis Torrens ^C

PITCHING
SP	Justin Hagenman _(0-0)

RAYS

BATTING
1	Yandy Díaz ^DH
2	Jonathan Aranda ^1B
3	Junior Caminero ^3B
4	Liam Hicks ^C
5	Chandler Simpson ^LF
6	Victor Mesa Jr. ^RF
7	Cedric Mullins ^CF
8	Richie Palacios ^2B
9	Taylor Walls ^SS

PITCHING
SP	Griffin Jax _(6-9)

TEAM STATS

NYM 5TH NL EAST

4.1 R 4.5

.235 AVG .261

167 HR 143

73 SB 137

4.09 ERA 3.75

.239 OAV .230

TB 1ST AL EAST

TEAM LEADERS

NYM

Carson Benge

.276

AVG

.310

RBI

3.06

ERA

2.95

172

149

PREVIOUS GAMES

NYM


9/1	@TB	L6-2
8/31	@TB	W3-2
8/30	HOU	L6-3
8/29	HOU	W6-2
8/28	HOU	L3-1


9/1	NYM	W6-2
8/31	NYM	L3-2
8/30	SD	W5-4
8/29	SD	W7-6
8/28	SD	W9-4

RUN LINE

The Rays must win by 2 runs or more to cover the run line

+1.5

NYM

-1.5

TEAM TO WIN

A bet of $100 would win $250 total if the Mets win and a bet of $185 would win $285 total if the Rays win

+150

NYM

-185

TOTAL

The combined final score of both teams is set at 8

-111

OVER 8

-111

UNDER 8

PLAYER NEWS

Francisco Lindor NYM #12 - SS

Lindor went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Rays.

Dylan Ross NYM #66 - P

The Mets optioned Ross to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.

Freddy Peralta TB #51 - P

Peralta (7-11) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing one run on three hits over six innings in a 6-2 victory over the Mets. He struck out seven without walking a batter.

Griffin Jax TB #22 - P

The Rays plan to reinstate Jax (elbow) from the 15-day injured list and have him start Wednesday's game against the Mets at Tropicana Field, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.