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August 29, 2026 · AL East

San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays

August 29, 2026Tropicana FieldDome 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
San Diego Padres
72-64
6
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
81-54
7

Game Highlights

Published August 29, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Liam Hicks Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Yandy Díaz scores. SD 0, TB 1
T3 Jake Cronenworth Jake Cronenworth doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Dustin Harris scores. SD 1, TB 1
B3 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. SD 1, TB 2
T6 Ty France Ty France homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. Manny Machado scores. SD 3, TB 2
B6 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero homers (36) on a line drive to center field. SD 3, TB 3
T7 Manny Machado Manny Machado singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Luis Rengifo scores. Dustin Harris scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. SD 5, TB 3
T7 Ty France Ty France strikes out swinging. SD 6, TB 3
B7 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Richie Palacios scores. Cedric Mullins scores. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. Throwing error by second baseman Luis Rengifo, assist to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 6, TB 6
B7 Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dustin Harris. Jorge Mateo scores. Junior Caminero to 2nd. SD 6, TB 7

Box score

  123456789 R
SD 001002300 6
TB 101001400 7

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Padres AWAY 6

Walker Buehler started for Padres, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Bradgley Rodriguez took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Walker Buehler Starter 5.0 71 3 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Walker Buehler threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 71% 3.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 23 32% 0 3 7 6 7
    Four-Seam Fastball 17 24% 0 6 2 6 3
    Sinker 15 21% 0 2 3 6 4
    Knuckle Curve 7 10% 1 2 1 3 0
    Slider 6 8% 0 0 2 2 2
    Changeup 2 3% 0 0 0 1 1
    Sweeper 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1
  • Kyle Hart Middle 1.0 6 0 1
  • Bradgley Rodriguez Middle 0.0 15 4 0 L
  • Adrian Morejon Setup 1.0 13 0 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Yuki Matsui Middle 1.0 25 0 1
Rays HOME 7

Nick Martinez started for Rays, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Garrett Cleavinger took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Nick Martinez Starter 6.0 81 3 4
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Nick Martinez threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 27 33% 0 6 5 10 6
    Changeup 22 27% 3 3 4 8 4
    Cutter 20 25% 1 2 3 6 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 7 9% 0 1 2 1 3
    Slider 5 6% 1 2 0 2 0
  • Garrett Cleavinger Setup 0.1 18 3 1
  • Kevin Kelly Setup 1.2 19 0 2 W inherited 3, all 3 scored
  • Bryan Baker Closer 1.0 16 0 1 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 7th · off Morejon
  • Simpson 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · SD
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .284 .353 .442 .795 SB
Jake Cronenworth 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .226 .312 .306 .618 2B
Ty France 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .287 .356 .509 .865 HR (19)
Jackson Merrill CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .239 .292 .420 .712
Luis Campusano C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .281 .390 .459 .849
Gavin Sheets DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .313 .388 .701
Xander Bogaerts SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .316 .322 .638
Dustin Harris LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .283 .361 .358 .719 SB
Manny Machado 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .214 .302 .400 .702 SB
Luis Rengifo 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .240 .319 .317 .636
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jorge Mateo DH 1 1 0 0 0 1 .232 .278 .377 .655
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .362 .424 .786 HR (17)
Junior Caminero 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .280 .367 .533 .900 HR (36)
Chandler Simpson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .311 .339 .366 .705
Jonny DeLuca RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .298 .429 .727
Richie Palacios 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .226 .322 .333 .655
Cedric Mullins CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .206 .288 .356 .644
Taylor Walls SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .221 .306 .293 .599
Yandy Díaz DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .304 .371 .467 .838 2B
Liam Hicks C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .287 .371 .446 .817
Ryan Vilade PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .321 .477 .798

Pitching lines

AWAY · SD
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Walker Buehler 5.0 7 3 3 0 3 2 71 4.66
Kyle Hart 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.90
Bradgley Rodriguez 0.0 3 4 1 1 0 0 15 2.10 L
Adrian Morejon 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 2.59
Yuki Matsui 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.06
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Nick Martinez 6.0 7 3 3 0 4 1 81 2.99
Garrett Cleavinger 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 18 4.28
Kevin Kelly 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 19 1.98 W
Bryan Baker 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.53 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · SD
Craig Stammen
Craig Stammen
Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 3.1 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 6.3 R IBBs 4.3 R

Recent form

AWAY · SD
9-1 W5 +24 run diff
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HOME · TB
8-2 W2 +25 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with SD listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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