The San Diego Padres (76-60) travel to face off against the Tampa Bay Rays (66-67) on Friday, August 30th. This game will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg and televised on APLTV. Both the Padres and Rays are looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. First pitch is set for 5:50 CT.

Padres vs. Rays Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Padres (+108)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 7.5 Runs

• Padres have scored 7 or more runs in 6 of their last 15 games.
• Padres have won 5 out of their last 7 road games.
• Padres have a higher away win percentage (.582) compared to the Rays’ home win percentage (.500) in the last 15 games.
• Padres have outscored their opponents by a total of 15 runs in their last 15 games.
• Padres have a 5-5 record in their last 10 games, while the Rays have a 4-6 record in their last 10 games.

Padres vs Rays

The Rays Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Padres will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Cardinals with a 4-1 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 3rd inning before the Cardinals scored two runs in the bottom of the 3rd. San Diego was the -106 favorite on the money line going into the game.

Michael King got the start for the Padres and took the loss. He only lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs. The Padres’s offense scored their only run in thejson 5th, and it was Jackson Merrill who picked up the RBI.

San Diego’s overall series record this season is 26-14-5, and they are 37-32 at home and 39-28 on the road. The Padres are 70-66 on the run line, including a 43-24 record on the road and 35-16 as underdogs. Their average run margin in wins is +3.6, while it is -3.5 in losses.

Heading into today’s game vs. the Rays, the Padres are 76-60 overall and trail the Dodgers by five games in the NL West. They will be looking to bounce back from a two-game losing streak, which came at the end of their series vs. the Cardinals.

Martín Pérez Gets The Start For The Padres

Left-hander Martín Pérez gets the start for the Padres today as he faces the Rays on the road. So far this season, he has made 21 starts and has a record of 3-5 with an ERA of 4.60. Opponents have put together a batting average of .285 against Pérez this season, and his WHIP is currently 1.51. Looking back at his last three outings, Pérez has finished with a no-decision in each one. In his most recent outing, he went 3 2/3 innings and gave up one earned run on four hits. Pérez has allowed at least one homer in three straight outings.

Padres Offense Breakdown

San Diego comes into the game with the league’s top batting average at .265 and are also the league’s top team in terms of fewest strikeouts per game. Overall, they are averaging 4.7 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league. At home, they are averaging 4.4 runs per game, compared to 5 runs per game on the road (5th in the MLB).

Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado have been the Padres’ top power threats this season, as Profar has 21 homers and Machado is just behind him with 22. Profar’s 80 RBIs are the best mark on the team, and Machado is 2nd with 79. Over his last five games, Machado has gone 7/20 with two homers, while Luis Arraez has gone 8/20 in that stretch.

The Rays Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Rays will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mariners with a 6-2 loss. Tampa Bay was the +134 underdog on the road going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Rays, as they got on the board with a run in the 2nd inning but gave up the lead right away as the Mariners scored in the bottom of the second.

Drew Rasmussen got the start for the Rays and took the loss. He only lasted two innings, giving up two runs on two hits. The Rays’ offense was carried by Josh Lowe, who went 1/4 with a homer.

On the run line, the Rays are 37-28 on the road and 29-39 at home. Their overall record is 66-67, and they are 4th in the AL East, 2.5 games behind the Red Sox. The Rays are 33-29 as favorites and 33-38 as underdogs this season.

This season, the over/under record for Rays games is 59-68, with games averaging 8.1 runs. In games with O/U lines of 7.5, their record is 21-25. The Rays are 4-6 in their last 10 games and are 11.5 games behind the Yankees in the AL East.

Taj Bradley Gets The Start For The Rays

Taj Bradley gets the start for the Rays today and will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Dodgers. In that start, he went 6 innings, giving up 5 earned runs, and 2 homers. Bradley finished with a no-decision in the outing. Looking back further, he has lost three straight starts. Bradley’s record for the season is 6-8, and his ERA is 3.77. Out of his 19 starts, he has turned in 8 quality starts and is averaging 9.98 strikeouts per nine innings. For the year, he has allowed 17 homers.

Rays Offense Breakdown

So far this season, the Rays have really struggled to score runs, coming in at just 3.8 runs per game, which is the worst in the league. They are also near the bottom of the league in home runs and team batting average. Tampa Bay’s offense has been a little better on the road, averaging 4 runs per contest.

Yandy Diaz has been the Rays’ top hitter this season, batting .273 with 11 homers and 57 RBIs. Jose Siri and Christopher Morel are also near the top of the team in home runs, but both are batting under .200 for the season. Morel comes into the game on a three-game hitting streak and has two homers in his last five games.

Padres vs Rays Prediction

Our pick for today’s Padres vs. Rays matchup is to take the Padres on the money line at +108. We have the Padres winning this one by a score of 5-4. If you are looking for a parlay option, we would recommend taking the Padres and the over, as we see there being a total of nine runs scored.

Looking at today’s starting pitchers, we have Martín Pérez finishing with five strikeouts, which would have him finishing 15th among all starters. For the Rays, Taj Bradley is projected to finish with six strikeouts, which would have him at eighth among starters.

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