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San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 9–4 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
San Diego Padres 4 91-71
at Tampa Bay Rays 9 98-64

Line score

Team
San Diego Padres 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 1
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 9 11 1
  • W: Shane McClanahan (10-6)
  • L: Casey Mize (5-8)

Home runs

  • San Diego Padres: Jackson Merrill (22)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Yandy Díaz (20), Cedric Mullins (14)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Tampa Bay Rays Yandy Díaz homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Cedric Mullins reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Ty France. Junior Caminero scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd. 0–2
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Jorge Mateo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Jonny DeLuca scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. 0–4
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Taylor Walls singles on a ground ball to left fielder Luis Rengifo. Cedric Mullins scores. 0–5
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Taylor Walls scores. 0–6
Top 5th San Diego Padres Freddy Fermin grounds into a force out, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Jorge Mateo. Jackson Merrill scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. Austin Hays out at 2nd. Freddy Fermin to 1st. 1–6
Top 5th San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Mateo to shortstop Taylor Walls. Xander Bogaerts scores. Freddy Fermin out at 2nd. Jake Cronenworth to 1st. 2–6
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Chandler Simpson scores. 2–7
Top 6th San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. Ty France scores. 4–7
Bottom 6th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. 4–8
Bottom 7th Tampa Bay Rays Umpire reviewed (fan interference), call on the field was upheld: Cedric Mullins homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. 4–9

Box score

San Diego Padres

Batter
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285
Jase Bowen RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165
Luis Rengifo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Manny Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .212
Dustin Harris LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Ty France 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .285
Jackson Merrill CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .241
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Austin Hays DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Freddy Fermin C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .200
Jake Cronenworth 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .226
Totals 32 4 4 4 3 5
Pitcher
Casey Mize (L, 5-8) 5.0 6 7 2 1 1 1 77 3.45
David Morgan 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 4.76
Wandy Peralta 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 3.46
Griffin Canning 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 6.08

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 .302
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .279
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280
Liam Hicks C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Ryan Vilade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Kenny Piper C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Chandler Simpson LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .309
Jonny DeLuca RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .271
Cedric Mullins CF 4 2 1 2 0 0 .205
Jorge Mateo 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233
Taylor Walls SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 .217
Totals 36 9 11 8 2 6
Pitcher
Shane McClanahan (W, 10-6) 5.2 3 4 3 2 4 1 80 3.19
Manuel Rodríguez (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00
Kevin Kelly (H, 28) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.03
Steven Matz 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.99

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:33
Attendance
16,470
Umpires
Home Plate: Andy Fletcher, First Base: Jansen Visconti, Second Base: Tyler Jones, Third Base: Cory Blaser

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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San Diego Padres 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final (11) Game page

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