MLB

Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres

Friday, August 28, 2026 · 23:10 UTC

Tampa Bay Rays host San Diego Padres in MLB on Friday, August 28, 2026, starting at 23:10 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 6 times in our head-to-head records, with 4 wins for Tampa Bay Rays against 2 for San Diego Padres. That gives Tampa Bay Rays the historical edge in this matchup. Meetings between the two average 9.8 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Tampa Bay Rays 3-4 San Diego Padres (2024-09-01); Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 San Diego Padres (2024-08-31); Tampa Bay Rays 5-13 San Diego Padres (2024-08-30).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-09-01Tampa Bay Rays3-4San Diego Padres
2024-08-31Tampa Bay Rays11-4San Diego Padres
2024-08-30Tampa Bay Rays5-13San Diego Padres
2023-06-18San Diego Padres5-4Tampa Bay Rays
2023-06-17San Diego Padres2-0Tampa Bay Rays

Team statistics

Tampa Bay Rays carry an Elo rating of 1522 in our model, and have won 60% of their recent games. San Diego Padres carry an Elo rating of 1519 in our model, and have won 70% of their recent games.

Tampa Bay Rays

Recent formWLWLLLWWWW
Win rate60%
Elo rating1522
Avg scored (recent)6.2
Avg conceded (recent)5.8

San Diego Padres

Recent formLWLWLWWWWW
Win rate70%
Elo rating1519
Avg scored (recent)4.6
Avg conceded (recent)2.8

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