RAYS POSTCAST: The Tampa Bay Rays COMEBACK FALLS SHORT vs the New York Mets

Locked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay Rays · Sep 1, 2026 · 16m

The Rays drop the opening game to the Mets 3-2. The Rays offense took a while to get going. That allowed the Mets to take the lead. The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the 4th inning. The Rays had the bases loaded with 0 outs in the 5th but could not scratch across a run. The Mets got 2 big insurance runs in the 7th inning to make it 3-0. Then The Rays mounted their comeback in the 8th inning. Liam Hicks got the Rays on the board with a RBI single to make it 3-1. Chandler Simpson made it even closer with another RBI single to make it 3-2. The Rays had another chance in the 9th inning but could not…