San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Padres

72-63

4-9

Final

Rays

80-54

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4
TB	0	0	1	5	1	1	1	0	X	9

Who won: Rays 9-4

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 9-4 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-0. The Rays outscored the Padres 5-0 in the 4th inning. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Padres.

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Play by play

Top 9th
Fermin lined out to center.
Top 9th
Hays grounded out to second.
Top 9th
Bogaerts flied out to right.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Piper struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Caminero grounded into fielder's choice to third, Aranda out at second.
Bot 8th
Aranda singled to center.
Bot 8th
Díaz struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Harris in left field.
Bot 8th
Rengifo at third base.
Bot 8th
Bowen in right field.
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Merrill flied out to left.
Top 8th
France struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Machado grounded out to second.
Top 8th
Matz relieved Kelly
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
Walls struck out swinging.
Bot 7th
Mateo singled to center.
Bot 7th
Canning relieved Peralta
HOME RUNBot 7th
Solo homer! 360 ft to right
Cedric Mullins
Mullins homered to right (360 feet). Umpire review: call on the field was upheld.
SD 4 - 9 TB
Bot 7th
DeLuca struck out swinging.
Bot 7th
Simpson grounded out to second.
Bottom of the 7th inning
Top 7th
Rengifo flied out to left.

San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays

Who won: Rays 9-4

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