San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — August 28, 2026
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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
Padres +1.5 (-199)
Padres +1.5 (-199)
Rays -130 54%
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.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2025 | Rays 4, Padres 2 Rays won | ||
| Apr 26, 2025 | Rays 4, Padres 1 Rays won | ||
| Apr 25, 2025 | Rays 1, Padres 0 Rays won | ||
| Sep 1, 2024 | Padres 4, Rays 3 Padres won | ||
| Aug 31, 2024 | Padres 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
- San Diego Padres team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, San Diego Padres 1 (Oct 7)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, San Diego Padres 4 (Oct 6)
- San Diego Padres 3, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (Oct 4)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
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More MLB games on August 28, 2026
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- Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (Aug 28)
- Miami Marlins 2, Washington Nationals 9 (Aug 28)
- Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Aug 28)
- Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 (Aug 28)
- Colorado Rockies 4, Atlanta Braves 6 (Aug 28)
- Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 1 (Aug 28)
- Seattle Mariners 1, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (Aug 28)
- Texas Rangers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Aug 28)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Aug 28)
- Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Angels 3 (Aug 28)
- Baltimore Orioles 4, Athletics 3 (Aug 28)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 10, San Francisco Giants 6 (Aug 28)
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