Current-feed record
+2wins for Tigers
51% Tigers · 49% Rays
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 13-11 since 2023.
Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays All-Time Record
American League
Detroit Tigers
Tampa Bay Rays
Tigers lead Rays97to96since 1998
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 6 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Tigers lead 4-2
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1998 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays insights
Recent form
13-7last 20
Rays won 3-0 on Aug 26, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Tigers built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 67 of 134 decided meetings (50%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 13-11, or 54% to Tigers.
Tigers vs Rays complete all-time series record
Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays have met 193 times since 1998, never in the postseason. 35 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1998 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 35
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 158
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
80W
78W
DET
TB
51%49%
Detroit TigersTampa Bay Rays
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Aug 26
DET 0-3 TB
TBAug 25
DET 4-1 TB
DETAug 24
DET 1-4 TB
TBJun 3
TB 2-7 DET
DETJun 2
TB 0-8 DET
DETJun 1
TB 9-10 DET
DETJul 9
DET 3-7 TB
TBJul 8
DET 4-2 TB
DETJul 7
DET 5-1 TB
DETJun 22
TB 3-9 DET
DET| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | DET | TB | 0–3 | TB |
| Aug 25, 2026 | DET | TB | 4–1 | DET |
| Aug 24, 2026 | DET | TB | 1–4 | TB |
| Jun 3, 2026 | TB | DET | 2–7 | DET |
| Jun 2, 2026 | TB | DET | 0–8 | DET |
| Jun 1, 2026 | TB | DET | 9–10 | DET |
| Jul 9, 2025 | DET | TB | 3–7 | TB |
| Jul 8, 2025 | DET | TB | 4–2 | DET |
| Jul 7, 2025 | DET | TB | 5–1 | DET |
| Jun 22, 2025 | TB | DET | 3–9 | DET |
Last Meeting
Aug 26, 2026Final
DET
0
HOME
TB
3
AWAY
Rayswon by3runs
Snapped Tigers' streak·Game 158 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Tampa Bay Rays won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.4 runs on average
3.4runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
DET↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
Archive since 200250.6%
TB↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
Archive since 200249.4%
Last 10 Results
DET / TB
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season158 games
80
78
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Detroit Tigers Biggest Win
14–2+12 runs
May 29, 2007
Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Win
12–2+10 runs
Apr 1, 2023
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | TB ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
36-43
DET
AWAY
35-44
TB
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays all-time record, 1998 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 187
- Peak inning
- 8
- Record game
- 22 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 158 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 187 Retrosheet games from 1998 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
DETTB
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
DETTB
50.8
157.8
38.5
230.5
54.5
355.6
44.9
452.4
52.4
543.9
42.8
655.1
54.5
742.8
54.5
859.4
53.8
947.6
35.1
EX54.1
- DET after scoring first
- 69.6%
- TB after scoring first
- 69.5%
- Lead-change games
- 42.2%
- Beyond nine innings
- 18
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
22 runs
TB 14, DET 8
Jun 20, 2025
Biggest margin
16 runs
TB 2, DET 18
May 18, 2001
Longest game
13 innings
DET 4, TB 3
Jun 12, 2006
Largest crowd
45,768
DET 3, TB 1
Apr 7, 1998
Detroit Tigers largest comeback
5-run deficit
TB 7, DET 10
Jun 30, 2016
Tampa Bay Rays largest comeback
5-run deficit
DET 6, TB 7
Apr 16, 2000
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricDETTB
Hits1,6341,628
Home runs206178
Walks552583
Strikeouts1,4731,345
Errors102118
Where the rivalry lived
- 0191games
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL
- 0285games
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
- 038games
Tiger Stadium
Detroit, MI
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
24.7%
Share of the 158 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
75.3%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.4.
Average total
8.6runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
55.1%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 91 | 67 | 57.6% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 72 | 86 | 45.6% |
| 9.5 | 56 | 102 | 35.4% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Detroit Tigers
80 W · 50.6%1.98
Tampa Bay Rays
78 W · 49.4%2.03
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
15%vs 24.7% full archive
-9.7% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
85%vs 75.3% full archive
+9.7% in the last 20
Average total
9.1 runsvs 8.6 runs full archive
+0.5 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Tigers and Rays in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays
How do recent Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays results compare with the complete record?
Detroit Tigers have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Detroit Tigers lead the decided record 97-96. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1998 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Mar 31, 1998, when Detroit Tigers won 11-6 away to Tampa Bay Rays. The archive covers 187 meetings from 1998 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays have met 158 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.