Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Final — August 25, 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 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
Rays -1.5 (+134)
Rays -1.5 (+130)
Tigers +113 45%
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.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Rays 4, Tigers 1 Rays won | ||
| Jun 3, 2026 | Tigers 7, Rays 2 Tigers won | ||
| Jun 2, 2026 | Tigers 8, Rays 0 Tigers won | ||
| Jun 1, 2026 | Tigers 10, Rays 9 Tigers won | ||
| Jul 9, 2025 | Rays 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
- 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)
Detroit Tigers
- Detroit Tigers team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- Washington Nationals 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 23)
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More MLB games on August 25, 2026
- Boston Red Sox 7, Miami Marlins 3 (Aug 25)
- Colorado Rockies 3, Washington Nationals 1 (Aug 25)
- Houston Astros 9, New York Yankees 7 (Aug 25)
- Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Aug 25)
- Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Mets 3 (Aug 25)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 4 (Aug 25)
- Texas Rangers 7, Chicago White Sox 11 (Aug 25)
- Baltimore Orioles 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Aug 25)
- Cleveland Guardians 8, Los Angeles Angels 6 (Aug 25)
- Minnesota Twins 2, Athletics 4 (Aug 25)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1, San Diego Padres 0 (Aug 25)
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