Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays

61-90, 32-44 Away

Final

91-59, 51-25 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	AVG
H. BolteCF	1-4	1	.275
J. McNeil1B-2B	1-4	0	.267
S. LangeliersDH	1-4	0	.266
L. ButlerRF	0-4	0	.228
Z. Gelof3B	0-3	0	.250
D. Walton2B	0-2	0	.269
T. WhitePH-1B	0-1	0	.247
C. CortesLF	0-3	0	.255
J. HeimC	0-3	0	.207
A. WilliamsSS	1-3	0	.260

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Perkins	6.2	4	0	1	8	83-53	6.14
L. Medina	0.1	0	0	0	1	3-3	3.29
H. Harris	1.0	1	0	0	1	19-12	3.38
E. Alvarado	0.0	1	1	0	0	3-3	4.14

According to ESPN Analytics

ATH

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Tropicana Field

8:40 AM, 16 September 2026

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 16,102

Game Time:2:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex MacKay
First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz

Junior Caminero's 2nd walk-off homer in 4 games gives the Rays a 2-1 win over the Athletics

— Junior Caminero hit his second game-ending homer in four games, an opposite-field liner leading off the ninth inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday...

Sep 16, 2026, 11:41 am - AP


ATH
TB

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

B. Baker3-2

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

E. Alvarado5-4

0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

		ATH	TB
2nd	Simpson scored on a passed ball by Heim.	0	1
6th	Bolte scored on Johnson wild pitch, McNeil to second.	1	1
9th	Caminero homered to right (345 feet).	1	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Athletics
1
Rays
2

Game 1

16/9

Athletics
3
Rays
4

Game 2

17/9

Athletics
1
Rays
10

Game 3

18/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	81	81	.500	-	W2
Texas	80	82	.494	1	L1
Seattle	76	86	.469	5	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17	L2
Los Angeles	62	100	.383	19	L2

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

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Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays

Junior Caminero's 2nd walk-off homer in 4 games gives the Rays a 2-1 win over the Athletics

B. Baker3-2

E. Alvarado5-4

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