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San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — August 28, 2026

Friday, August 28 · 7:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
+5-1+3-2+4+2+7-1-1+3
Game by game
+1-5+1-4-2-1+2+3-3+3
6-4
Last 10
5-5
+19
Net
-5
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
2,078 mi3,345 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Padres visited the Rays on Friday, August 28 at 7:11 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Padres +112, Rays -128) prices the Padres at 46% and the Rays at 54%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

San Diego Padres 4, Tampa Bay Rays 9

Tampa Bay Rays won by 5.

  • Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Tampa Bay Rays covered.
  • Combined score 13 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
  • Tampa Bay Rays closed at -128 on the moneyline (a 54% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRays -1.5 (+162)
Padres +1.5 (-199)
CloseRays -1.5 (+163)
Padres +1.5 (-199)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -102 / u -120)
Close7.5 (o -105 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenPadres +110 46%
Rays -130 54%
ClosePadres +112 46%
Rays -128 54%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Padres won 4 and the Rays 5.

DateScoreLineTotal
Apr 27, 2025Rays 4, Padres 2
Rays won


Apr 26, 2025Rays 4, Padres 1
Rays won


Apr 25, 2025Rays 1, Padres 0
Rays won


Sep 1, 2024Padres 4, Rays 3
Padres won


Aug 31, 2024Padres 4, Rays 11
Rays won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

San Diego Padres

Tampa Bay Rays

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