Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays (27 Sept): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Philadelphia Phillies host Tampa Bay Rays in MLB on Sunday, 27 September 2026, with the start scheduled for 18:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Philadelphia Phillies are 6th with 87 wins and 74 defeats from 161 matches.

Philadelphia Phillies have scored 706 runs and conceded 695 runs in the league, a difference of +11.

Recent form

Philadelphia Phillies: 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-L-L), scoring 9 runs and conceding 27 runs. Philadelphia Phillies have lost 4 matches in a row.

Tampa Bay Rays: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-W), scoring 26 runs and conceding 17 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 2 meetings in our records, the tally is 0 wins for Philadelphia Phillies and 2 wins for Tampa Bay Rays. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 26 September 2026: Philadelphia Phillies 1-12 Tampa Bay Rays.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 15 runs, an average of 7.5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Philadelphia Phillies averaged 1.8 runs scored and 5.4 conceded per game, while Tampa Bay Rays averaged 5.2 scored and 3.4 conceded.

Tampa Bay Rays have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5.2 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Tampa Bay Rays have been harder to score against, conceding 3.4 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: MLB.TV (United States), Rays.TV (United States) and NBC Sports Phil (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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