Current-feed record
+8wins for Rays
63% Rays · 37% Mets
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 8-4 since 2023.
New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays All-Time Record
Interleague
New York Mets
Tampa Bay Rays
Rays lead Mets24to18since 1998
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Mets lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1998 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays insights
Recent form
5-15last 20
Mets won 10-4 on Sep 2, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Rays built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 11 of 18 decided meetings (61%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Rays.
Mets vs Rays complete all-time series record
New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays have met 42 times since 1998, never in the postseason. 12 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1998 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 12
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 30
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
11W
19W
NYM
TB
37%63%
New York MetsTampa Bay Rays
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Sep 2
TB 4-10 NYM
NYMSep 1
TB 6-2 NYM
TBAug 31
TB 2-3 NYM
NYMJun 15
NYM 0-9 TB
TBJun 14
NYM 4-8 TB
TBJun 13
NYM 5-7 TB
TBMay 5
TB 7-6 NYM
TBMay 4
TB 3-1 NYM
TBMay 3
TB 10-8 NYM
TBMay 18
NYM 3-2 TB
NYM| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | TB | NYM | 4–10 | NYM |
| Sep 1, 2026 | TB | NYM | 6–2 | TB |
| Aug 31, 2026 | TB | NYM | 2–3 | NYM |
| Jun 15, 2025 | NYM | TB | 0–9 | TB |
| Jun 14, 2025 | NYM | TB | 4–8 | TB |
| Jun 13, 2025 | NYM | TB | 5–7 | TB |
| May 5, 2024 | TB | NYM | 7–6 | TB |
| May 4, 2024 | TB | NYM | 3–1 | TB |
| May 3, 2024 | TB | NYM | 10–8 | TB |
| May 18, 2023 | NYM | TB | 3–2 | NYM |
Last Meeting
Sep 2, 2026Final
TB
4
HOME
NYM
10
AWAY
Metswon by6runs
Snapped Rays' streak·Game 30 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New York Mets won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.5 runs on average
3.5runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
NYM-Neutral
Last 1030%
Archive since 200236.7%
TB-Neutral
Last 1070%
Archive since 200263.3%
Last 10 Results
NYM / TB
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season30 games
11
19
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
New York Mets Biggest Win
11–2+9 runs
Jun 12, 2012
Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Win
9–0+9 runs
Jul 8, 2018
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | NYM ↕ | TB ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
6-9
NYM
AWAY
10-5
TB
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
New York Mets 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
- 39
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 20 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 30 games from 2009 to 2026. History Lab: 39 Retrosheet games from 1998 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.Small historical sample: 39 games. Era and inning rates describe these meetings, but should not be treated as a forecast.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
NYMTB
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
NYMTB
28.2
141.0
69.2
251.3
46.2
356.4
35.9
466.7
64.1
551.3
51.3
656.4
48.7
746.2
20.5
876.9
81.3
966.7
100.0
EX100.0
- NYM after scoring first
- 57.9%
- TB after scoring first
- 75.0%
- Lead-change games
- 53.8%
- Beyond nine innings
- 4
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
20 runs
NYM 5, TB 15
Jun 4, 2000
Biggest margin
10 runs
NYM 5, TB 15
Jun 4, 2000
Longest game
11 innings
NYM 4, TB 5
Jun 9, 1998
Largest crowd
43,610
NYM 5, TB 15
Jun 4, 2000
New York Mets largest comeback
3-run deficit
TB 7, NYM 8
Jul 15, 1999
Tampa Bay Rays largest comeback
4-run deficit
NYM 5, TB 7
Jun 13, 2025
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricNYMTB
Hits311337
Home runs4645
Walks133150
Strikeouts317338
Errors1527
Where the rivalry lived
- 0118games
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL
- 0215games
Citi Field
New York, NY
- 036games
Shea Stadium
New York, NY
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.
Small sample: 30 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
30%
Share of the 30 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
70%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.5.
Average total
9.6runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
46.7%
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 | 19 | 11 | 63.3% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 16 | 14 | 53.3% |
| 9.5 | 13 | 17 | 43.3% |
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.
Tampa Bay Rays
19 W · 63.3%1.58
New York Mets
11 W · 36.7%2.73
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
30%vs 30% full archive
0% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 70% full archive
0% in the last 20
Average total
9.7 runsvs 9.6 runs full archive
+0.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2018 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 Rays and Mets in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays
When did the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 8, 1998, when New York Mets beat Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 at home. The archive covers 39 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
New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays have met 30 times in this archive, which covers the 2009 season onward.