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Tampa Bay Rays @ Seattle Mariners

2026-08-08 · Night game · Safeco Field · Att: 41351 · 80°F, Clear · Wind 6 mph, L To R · 2:40

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Seattle Mariners 3–2. Seattle Mariners opened the scoring in the 2nd — Josh Naylor homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 6th — Richie Palacios singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Taylor Ward. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins scores. Liam Hicks to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Richie Palacios singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Taylor Ward. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins scores. Liam Hicks to 3rd — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

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

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yandy Diaz DH	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Aranda 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Junior Caminero 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Victor Mesa Jr. RF	4	1	1	1	0	1
Chandler Simpson LF	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jonny Deluca CF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cedric Mullins CF	2	1	1	0	1	0
Liam Hicks C	1	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Fortes C	2	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Palacios 2B	3	0	2	2	1	0
Taylor Walls SS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carson Williams SS	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Vilade PH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Taylor Ward RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cole Young 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Randy Arozarena LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dominic Canzone DH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Julio Rodriguez CF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Josh Naylor 1B	4	2	3	2	0	0
Brendan Donovan 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cal Raleigh C	2	0	1	0	1	0
Colt Emerson SS	3	0	0	0	0	1