2026 Tampa Bay Rays Strength of Schedule
How tough the Rays’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- 28-22
- Home 17-5 · Road 11-17
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 34-28
- Home 20-14 · Road 14-14
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 36-14
- Home 18-7 · Road 18-7
AL East division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
 Blue Jays79-83 | tied for 5 | 14.4 |
 Orioles79-82 | 10 | 14.9 |
 Red Sox87-75 | 14 | 15.2 |
 Yankees93-68 | 16 | 15.5 |
 Rays98-64 | 19 | 15.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank