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MLB · August 25, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Final — August 25, 2026

Tuesday, August 25 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-1-8+1-5+1-4-2-1+2+3
Game by game
-4-1-2+3-3-1-3-2-4-3
4-6
Last 10
1-9
-14
Net
-20
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,007 mi1,621 km
Travel to the game
Home
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 Tigers on Tuesday, August 25 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rays -130, Tigers +112) prices the Rays at 55% and the Tigers at 45%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Tampa Bay Rays 1, Detroit Tigers 4

Detroit Tigers won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (Detroit Tigers +1.5): Detroit Tigers covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Detroit Tigers closed at +112 on the moneyline (a 45% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenTigers +1.5 (-160)
Rays -1.5 (+134)
CloseTigers +1.5 (-157)
Rays -1.5 (+130)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -119 / u -102)
Close7.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Moneyline
OpenRays -130 55%
Tigers +113 45%
CloseRays -130 55%
Tigers +112 45%

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 10 and the Tigers 12.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 24, 2026Rays 4, Tigers 1
Rays won


Jun 3, 2026Tigers 7, Rays 2
Tigers won


Jun 2, 2026Tigers 8, Rays 0
Tigers won


Jun 1, 2026Tigers 10, Rays 9
Tigers won


Jul 9, 2025Rays 7, Tigers 3
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

Detroit Tigers

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