PREVIEW Starts 4:10 PM ET · Tropicana Field
August 29, 2026 · AL East

San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays

August 29, 20264:10 PM ETTropicana Field
AWAY
San Diego Padres
60-56
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HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
68-46

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · SD Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R .280 .350 .403 .753 9 50 98 .756
2 Jackson Merrill CF · L .241 .292 .396 .688 16 55 114 .765
3 Manny Machado 3B · R .210 .294 .422 .716 23 70 108 .733
4 Xander Bogaerts SS · R .227 .323 .327 .650 9 41 80 .715
5 Gavin Sheets 1B · L .212 .311 .389 .700 14 43 77 .709
6 Ty France 1B · R .291 .343 .526 .869 16 50 72 .703
7 Luis Rengifo LF · S .241 .323 .309 .632 2 27 36 .714
8 Jake Cronenworth 2B · L .218 .310 .289 .599 3 17 51 .714
9 Freddy Fermin C · R .187 .269 .310 .579 4 16 36 .708
HOME · TB Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Junior Caminero 3B · R .284 .373 .559 .932 33 71 91 .767
2 Yandy Díaz DH · R .300 .373 .458 .831 15 64 72 .747
3 Jonathan Aranda 1B · L .285 .374 .432 .806 14 71 111 .743
4 Chandler Simpson LF · L .299 .329 .357 .686 0 23 39 .731
5 Liam Hicks C · L .282 .364 .439 .803 15 66 39 .726
6 Cedric Mullins CF · L .204 .280 .357 .637 13 35 79 .711
7 Taylor Walls SS · S .214 .305 .280 .585 0 23 81 .694
8 Ben Williamson 2B · R .247 .309 .332 .641 3 26 51 .727
9 Nick Fortes C · R .276 .317 .383 .700 4 28 32 .697

Manager comparison

AWAY · SD
Craig Stammen
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · SD
  • Available 6
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · TB
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · SD
7-3 W1 +8 run diff
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HOME · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Padres and Rays staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.