Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics
Final — 2026-08-11
MVP: Nick Martinez 9.0 IP, 5 K, 4 ER
Game Recap:
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Tampa Bay Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 12-4. Nick Martinez led the way with 9.0 IP, 5 K, 4 ER. Nick Martinez earned the win and Mason Barnett took the loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Plays
Top 1:
Caminero homered to center (412 feet), Díaz scored.
(2-0)
Top 3:
Simpson sacrificed into double play, center to first to second, Caminero scored, Hicks thrown out at second.
(3-0)
Top 4:
Walls homered to right center (387 feet), Palacios scored.
(5-0)
Top 4:
Díaz homered to right (362 feet).
(6-0)
Bot 4:
Butler homered to center (417 feet), Wilson scored.
(6-2)
Top 6:
Walls homered to left center (379 feet).
(7-2)
Top 7:
Mesa Jr. homered to center (412 feet), Hicks scored.
(9-2)
Top 8:
Williams homered to center (420 feet), Palacios scored and Díaz scored.
(12-2)
Bot 9:
Cortes doubled to center, Williams scored and Gelof scored.
(12-4)
TB — Batting
| Name | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz | DH | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .370 | .467 | .837 |
| Aranda | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .373 | .432 | .805 |
| Caminero | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .369 | .554 | .923 |
| Hicks | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .366 | .435 | .801 |
| Simpson | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .334 | .365 | .699 |
| Mesa | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .287 | .464 | .751 |
| Mullins | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .283 | .353 | .636 |
| Palacios | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .237 | .338 | .351 | .689 |
| Walls | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .305 | .300 | .605 |
| Williams | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .154 | .216 | .370 |
| Vilade | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .308 | .451 | .759 |
| Fortes | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .313 | .375 | .688 |
OAK — Batting
| Name | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeil | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .312 | .331 | .643 |
| Gelof | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .277 | .328 | .489 | .817 |
| Wilson | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .299 | .392 | .691 |
| Cortes | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .335 | .408 | .743 |
| Butler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .299 | .330 | .629 |
| Heim | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .271 | .406 | .677 |
| Bolte | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .336 | .357 | .693 |
| Walton | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .366 | .445 | .811 |
| White | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .261 | .267 | .528 |
| Muncy | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .287 | .374 | .661 |
| Williams | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .301 | .392 | .693 |
OAK — Pitching
Venue: Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, California (8,154)
Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Ramon De Jesus, First Base Umpire: Adrian Johnson, Second Base Umpire: Dexter Kelley, Third Base Umpire: Quinn Wolcott
Broadcast: NSCA | RATV
Nick Martinez
9 innings pitched with 5 strikeouts and 4 earned runs.
Among the most impactful performances of the day.