The Tampa Bay Rays (98-64) lost to the Philadelphia Phillies (88-74) 7-3 on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. The Rays now wrap up the regular season with 98 wins, good for the American League East championship and will look ahead to the 2026 playoffs as the top seed in the American League.
Nick Martinez (15-6, 3.10) took the loss, allowing four earned runs in two and two-third innings of work. Jonny DeLuca hit two home runs for the Rays in the losing effort.
As the top seed in the American League, the Rays will now await the winner of the American League Wild Card series between the Red Sox and Yankees. Game 1 between the Rays and winner of that series will be on Saturday October 3rd at Tropicana Field. You can hear every Rays postseason game on 95.7 WDAE & AM 620, your Home of Rays Baseball.
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