Tampa Bay Rays vs Athletics Final — August 12, 2026
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About these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Rays visited the Athletics on Wednesday, August 12 at 3:06 PM ET.
The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rays -235, Athletics +195) prices the Rays at 67% and the Athletics at 33%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Athletics 4
Tampa Bay Rays won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Athletics +1.5): Tampa Bay Rays covered.
- Combined score 12 vs the closing total of 9.5: Over.
- Tampa Bay Rays closed at -235 on the moneyline (a 67% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Rays -1.5 (-134)
Rays -1.5 (-143)
Athletics +165 36%
Athletics +195 33%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Rays won 14 and the Athletics 8.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Rays 12, Athletics 4 Rays won | ||
| Aug 10, 2026 | Rays 10, Athletics 6 Rays won | ||
| Aug 13, 2025 | Rays 8, Athletics 2 Rays won | ||
| Aug 12, 2025 | Rays 0, Athletics 6 Athletics won | ||
| Aug 11, 2025 | Rays 7, Athletics 4 Rays won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
Athletics
More MLB games on August 12, 2026
- Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 7 (Aug 12)
- Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 7 (Aug 12)
- Colorado Rockies 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 (Aug 12)
- Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (Aug 12)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, San Diego Padres 4 (Aug 12)
- Cleveland Guardians 6, Detroit Tigers 4 (Aug 12)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Miami Marlins 8 (Aug 12)
- Chicago Cubs 12, Washington Nationals 6 (Aug 12)
- Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 10 (Aug 12)
- Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (Aug 12)
- New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 6 (Aug 12)
- Cincinnati Reds 0, Chicago White Sox 5 (Aug 12)
- Kansas City Royals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Aug 12)
- Texas Rangers 2, Los Angeles Angels 5 (Aug 12)
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