The San Diego Padres (77-60) travel to face off against the Tampa Bay Rays (66-68) on Saturday, August 31st. This game will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg and televised on None. The Padres are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Rays are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Padres. First pitch is set for 3:10 CT.

Padres vs. Rays Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Padres (+104)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 8 Runs

• Padres have won 9 out of their last 15 games.
• Padres have scored an average of 5.6 runs per game in their last 15 games.
• Padres have a strong away record with 40 wins and 28 losses this season.
• Padres have scored 7 or more runs in 6 of their last 15 games.
• Padres have a league rank of 5th, while the Rays are ranked 10th in their respective leagues.

Padres vs Rays

San Diego cruised to a 13-5 win over the Rays in the most recent game of this series. The Padres had a huge 2nd inning, scoring four of their thirteen runs. As for the Rays, they scored their only five runs in the 3rd. Heading into the game, the Padres were at +105 on the money line.

Manny Machado and David Peralta each homered for the Padres, while Xander Bogaerts scored twice and drove in two runs while going 1/3. Jake Cronenworth also had a two-hit game and scored twice.

Taj Bradley only went 2 1/3 innings for the Rays, giving up eight runs on eight hits. He did finish the game with two strikeouts. Yandy Diaz hit the game’s only other home run and went 2/2.

San Diego has a 77-60 record this season and is five games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. They are 20-20 in divisional games and have a 26-14-5 series record. The Padres are 37-32 at home and 40-28 on the road. As favorites, they are 48-37 straight up and 36-16 vs. the run line as underdogs.

For the season, Padres games have averaged 9.0 runs, and their over/under record is 74-62. When the O/U line is 8 runs, their record is 11-11-1. Heading into today’s game, the Padres are 5-5 in their last 10 games.

Randy Vásquez Gets The Start For The Padres

Randy Vásquez gets the start for the Padres today as he faces the Rays on the road. So far this season, he has made 18 starts and has a record of 4-6 with an ERA of 4.52. Vásquez’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.49. In his 18 appearances, he has turned in five quality starts. Looking back at his most recent outing, Vásquez picked up the win vs. the Cardinals, going six innings and giving up two earned runs. Before that, he had gone three straight starts without a win. Vásquez has been much better on the road this year, coming in with a 7.5 ERA compared to 3.52 at home.

Padres Offense Breakdown

So far this season, the Padres have been the top-hitting team in the league, batting a collective .265. They also have the best team strikeout rate in the league and are near the top of the league in terms of home runs and runs scored. San Diego’s offense has been even better on the road this season, averaging 5.1 runs per game.

Manny Machado has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 13/34 in his last eight games with three homers and 10 RBIs. For the season, he is batting .274 with 23 homers and 83 RBIs. Jurickson Profar is 2nd on the team with 21 homers and is batting .283. Luis Arraez is hitting .307 and has the 2nd most RBIs on the team, with 38.

As the underdog, the Rays have a 43-28 run line record, but as the favorite, they are just 23-40. Tampa Bay’s overall series record is 21-17-5, and they have lost two straight series. In AL East matchups, they are 17-23, and overall, they are 66-68, placing them 4th in the division.

For the season, the Rays’ games have averaged 8.2 runs, and their over/under record is 60-68. The over has hit in two straight games, and heading into today’s matchup, the O/U line is set at 8 runs.

Shane Baz Gets The Start For The Rays

Shane Baz will be looking to build off his last outing, where he was dominant against the Athletics. In that start, he went 7 2/3 innings, picking up the win and not giving up a run. Looking at his overall numbers, Baz has made eight starts and has a record of 1-2. His ERA for the season is 3.48, along with a WHIP of 1.32. Opposing batters are hitting .243 off Baz this season. Out of his eight starts, Baz has turned in four quality starts. Per nine innings, he is averaging 7.36 strikeouts and 3.48 walks.

Rays Offense Breakdown

Yandy Diaz has been the Rays’ most consistent hitter this season, batting .276 with a team-high 59 RBIs and 12 homers. Christopher Morel leads the team with 21 homers but has a batting average of just .194. Jose Siri is also near the top of the home run leaderboard, with 17 homers, but is batting just .197.

Over his last eight games, Yandy Diaz has gone 9/31 with two homers, and Jose Siri has also gone deep twice in his last five games, but he is just 4/18 in that stretch. Josh Lowe is on a four-game hitting streak and has gone 9/32 in his last nine games.

Padres vs Rays Prediction

Our predicted final score for this Padres and Rays matchup is 6-4 in favor of the Padres. Because of this, we recommend taking the Padres on the money line, where they are currently sitting at +104.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Shane Baz finishing with four strikeouts, which is the third lowest among all starters today. As for the Padres starter, Randy Vasquez, he is projected to finish with five strikeouts, which is right in the middle of the pack.

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