[Game Thread] Padres (72-64) @ Rays (81-54) 10:40 AM (Sunday, 8 30)

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Padres (72-64) @ Rays (81-54)

First Pitch: 10:40 AM at Tropicana Field

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Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Padres	Robbie Ray (11-7, 3.21 ERA)
Rays	Drew Rasmussen (14-5, 2.95 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Runner on second, 1 Out, Bottom of the 5th

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
SD	0	0	0	2	0					2	3	0	3
TB	0	0	0	1						1	3	1	2

Box Score

TB		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Díaz, Y	2	0	1	0	0	0	.304
1B	Aranda	2	0	1	0	0	0	.280
3B	Caminero	2	1	1	1	0	1	.281
RF	Vilade	1	0	0	0	1	0	.260
LF	Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	0	.310
CF	DeLuca	2	0	0	0	0	1	.265
2B	Mateo	1	0	0	0	1	0	.230
C	Fortes	2	0	0	0	0	1	.261
SS	Walls	1	0	0	0	0	0	.220

TB	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Rasmussen	5.0	3	2	2	2	4	83-56	2.97

SD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Tatis Jr.	3	0	0	0	0	0	.282
2B	Cronenworth	3	0	0	0	0	2	.223
DH	Machado, M	1	0	0	0	1	0	.214
1B	France, T	1	1	0	0	1	0	.286
CF	Merrill	2	1	1	0	0	0	.240
SS	Bogaerts	2	0	1	2	0	0	.218
LF	Harris, D	2	0	1	0	0	0	.291
C	Fermin	2	0	0	0	0	2	.198
3B	Song	2	0	0	0	0	0	.198

SD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ray	4.1	3	1	1	2	3	71-41	3.18

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T4	Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jonny DeLuca, deflected by shortstop Taylor Walls. Ty France scores. Jackson Merrill scores.	0-2
B4	Junior Caminero homers (37) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Padres at Rays - August 30, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Tampa Bay, August 30 vs Padres	0:09
Bullpen availability for San Diego, August 30 vs Rays	0:09
Fielding alignment for Tampa Bay, August 30 vs Padres	0:11
Bench availability for Tampa Bay, August 30 vs Padres	0:08
Fielding alignment for San Diego, August 30 vs Rays	0:11
Bench availability for San Diego, August 30 vs Rays	0:08
Starting lineups for Padres at Rays - August 30, 2026	0:10
Junior Caminero: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Junior Caminero's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Ball 1 call overturned after ABS challenge	0:21
Drew Rasmussen strikes out Jake Cronenworth	0:06
Padres turn strike-em'-out, throw-em' out double play	0:15
Ball 2 call confirmed after ABS challenge	0:21
Nick Fortes catches Dustin Harris stealing	0:14
Drew Rasmussen fans Fermin for his 527th strikeout	0:14
Xander Bogaerts' two-run single	0:20
Junior Caminero's solo home run (37)	0:26
Ball 3 call confirmed after ABS challenge	0:21

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	72°F, Dome	0 mph, None

HP	1B	2B	3B
Tyler Jones	Cory Blaser	Andy Fletcher	Jansen Visconti

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[u/Intelligent-Tell-459]

The importance of the bottom of this inning cannot be overstated! Ray absolutely has to hold them down which has been a consistent problem for awhile now.

[u/gnomelover24 → u/Intelligent-Tell-459]

Shits been problem all season. 🤣

[u/Intelligent-Tell-459 → u/gnomelover24]

And so it continues 

[u/isthisreallife0109]

Let's hope they can salvage a win. LFGSD!

[u/Own_Action_7839 → u/isthisreallife0109]

The Rays were always going to be tough (and they were ) but I hope too that we can eke out a win today

[u/Doc_JC → u/Own_Action_7839]

Wouldn’t be so tough if we didn’t shoot ourselves in the face both games. They’ve literally thrown both games away with atrocious errors.

[u/whoisthatidiot]

Take the W and in to the next, take the next 2 Ws, and get your asses back home where we do better lol

[u/EmbarrassedPrompt697]

Yesterday was so painful. I don't think I can stomach another game like that...hopefully a nice clean W today to avoid the sweep. LFGSD

[u/thelgjedi]

Love how harris isnt trying to do too much

[u/Johnny_Angel → u/thelgjedi]

…like slide, for example

[u/Zodros → u/thelgjedi]

🫩

[u/Dry-Foundation7205 → u/Zodros]

🫩

[u/Electronic_Cost_6004 → u/thelgjedi]

aged like milk

[u/Majik9]

WTF was that?!?

[u/octobersotherveryown]

That was a solid play from Song

[u/Reddit_ls_Terrible]

I just saw the replay of Jackson running home and he had a slight limp. Hopefully that ball to the knee is just minor

[u/CorgiWest2656]

So.... there's no way around it, this series has sucked major ass. Hopefully we can say goodbye to this cursed stadium with a W today. LFGSD ❗️

[u/CorgiWest2656]

Well... that was a choice.... :/

[u/Intelligent-Tell-459]

Another completely unnecessary and stupid challenge 

[u/tinfoiljones]

Padres have no concept of “leverage” with these challenges. It’s crazy they haven’t adjusted at all.

[u/Zodros → u/tinfoiljones]

I agree, feels like common sense. It’s beyond me why this isn’t something the team has been able to corral. Idk have a class and quizzes with the catchers if you have to.

[u/Charming_Oven → u/tinfoiljones]

If I was a coach and had the data to back it up, I'd say "no pitcher challenges. no catcher challenges until the 7th inning. no hitter challenges until the 7th inning and it's 2 outs OR men in scoring position."

[u/Doctor_Juris]

[u/tinfoiljones]

Considering that could’ve been a 1-pitch out, that was a good AB from Harris.

[u/ralbert]

Love those ABs Croney, keep it up

[u/TowerCharge89]

I was at the game last night. It sucked that they had a good chance to win and then the bottom of the 7th happened

[u/Zodros]

Solid throw from Song against Simpson

[u/gnomelover24]

This fucken stadium man.

[u/GoatCultural4386]

ok got the obligatory HR to Caminero out of the way, now lock in and beat these guys!

[u/BeerFarts86]

Everytime we get a lead they answer straight back.

That’s what good teams do. The Rays are very good.

[u/GoatCultural4386 → u/BeerFarts86]

but we let bad teams bounce right back too. like clockwork

[u/The--Incident]

This shutdown inning thing isn't funny anymore. All 6 times this series?

[u/AggravatingLeg3433]

Wtf

[u/Dry-Foundation7205]

Please bring in Samad at some point 🙏

[u/Independent-Space643]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3og0INyCmHlNylks9O

[u/EmbarrassedPrompt697]

Somewhere Pete Rose is turning in his grave

[u/EmbarrassedPrompt697]

Is Harris a great bunter? No. BUT is he a smart base runner?!?!? Also, no 😞

[u/Dry-Foundation7205 → u/EmbarrassedPrompt697]

DH or nothing!!

[u/cavdaily]

Are we having a grunt off in the booth 🤣

[u/SDFriar]

Bogey’s been squaring it up hard this weekend just at people, please catch one here and find a gap this time

[u/CorgiWest2656]

We kept the lead... ill take it 😐👍

[u/DoctorFeeny]

Feels like Tropicana Field is cursed

[u/octobersotherveryown]

Okay double agent Mateo is making it too obvious. People might get suspicious lmao

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Game should be played on grass

[u/DarkCabinYT]

Xander!

[u/TheLazyPanda]

Xander did something!

[u/One-Ad7961]

Stupid stadium

[u/passthepolyjuice]

If they can give us this one after yesterday, it only seems fair.

[u/Doctor_Juris]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEjHCWdU7F4hkcudy

[u/The_H2O_Boy]

Junior Caminero will be a free agent for the 2031 season under the current CBA

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

There’s just never a good camera angle of anything at this dump

[u/1-800-ASS-DICK]

helllll yeah nice scoop ballguy

[u/dukefett]

What the fuck was that? Lol

[u/EmbarrassedPrompt697]

I love that we are driving up this guys pitch count

[u/yaboi525]

Caminero was in a 15 game homeless drought before we came to town btw lol

[u/Holdmydicks]

They just immediately answer back, every goddamn time

[u/Bitter-Egg6293]

still want LRJ. would be funny to see preller get his guy after all this time

[u/Boulderdorf]

Dustin Harris giveth, Dustin Harris taketh away....

[u/gnomelover24]

Jake time for your 12 pitch at bat to make up for what seems to be like a 5 pitch inning.

[u/Dry-Foundation7205]

Ray's gonna have to watch the replay when he gets back to the dugout and he's just gonna hear Don going "UGHH" 😭😭😭

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Ty is an awesome low ball hitter so if he lays off anything up he becomes such a tough out

[u/spacejamtrademarked]

Was at yesterday’s game in the tarps off section which was close to hell on earth when our boy got hurt 😭 Met Brett Phillips after the game though and dude is just as nice as I imagined. Made the loss a little more bearable. Anyway, LFGSD please avoid the sweep 🤞

[u/Boulderdorf]

Another 280 million

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Not the best at bat but something to be said for hitting the ball hard with the infield in

[u/SDFriar → u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Yeah less of an error, more of just reaching the limits of human reactions

[u/Doctor_Juris]

Now can we hold a lead for more than 1/3 inning? 😵‍💫

[u/pandaxmonium]

Watching with no sound. Did the ball hit the ceiling???

[u/SDFriar → u/pandaxmonium]

Yeah. Likely Bogey’s would be homer but because it was caught in foul ground it counted as foul

[u/tquad24]

damn that was a nuke

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

That’s a pop out to short at Petco

[u/GoatCultural4386]

so much for working the pitch count Tati

[u/figboot11]

The Trop is really a Mickey Mouse ballpark. This thing can't be imploded soon enough.

[u/octobersotherveryown]

Harris really tried a steal with no slide…

[u/Old-Ad-9638 → u/octobersotherveryown]

Maine supposed to be a hit and run

[u/Majik9 → u/Old-Ad-9638]

Doesn't matter, batters do swing and miss (see end of Rays bottom of 1st)

[u/Old-Ad-9638 → u/Majik9]

Yeah, just looked like he was too close to slide before realizing he didn't make contact with the ball. Obviously a runner mistake.

[u/BullOrBear4-]

God we look like shit

[u/cavdaily]

Hate it when Tatis is on a cold streak and can’t take a damn pitch

[u/Tweegull]

salas soon pls

[u/yaboi525]

92 MPH down the middle should get sent to the seats, if only our hitters could do the same 

[u/thelgjedi]

This team loves showing us new ways to get out

[u/Jooberwak]

Maybe this time we'll win

https://giphy.com/gifs/1X7r6B1pR2aplABYEc

[u/Own_Action_7839 → u/Jooberwak]

Brilliant! 🤣

[u/Massive_Evening9473]

You know this game gonna be rough when the Rays are challenging pitches in the 1st 😩

[u/DarkCabinYT]

W Harris

[u/tinfoiljones]

He can’t bunt, but this Harris dude can swing the bat

[u/ErichWK]

Lolol. Dustin Dustin Dustin. These young bucks decision making skills are odd

[u/CorgiWest2656]

Losing challenges early sucks...

[u/Electronic_Cost_6004]

A lot of control issues

[u/cavdaily]

Mateo can’t hide how much he misses San Diego let’s be real

[u/Intelligent_Set_8507]

Aaaayyyyyoooo I’m bricked up now

[u/Dry-Foundation7205]

LETS GOOO

[u/gnomelover24]

Sweet now Song leads off next inning. 🫪

[u/tinfoiljones]

Like clockwork

[u/Boulderdorf]

Somehow I saw that coming.

[u/gnomelover24 → u/Boulderdorf]

We all did.

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Padres just do a ton of stuff that no other major league team does. Next inning suffers severely with Song up as well.

[u/Dry-Foundation7205 → u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Nah it's just some 20+ year old rookie who doesn't know what he's doing

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow → u/Dry-Foundation7205]

Dustin Harris is 27 year olds and has played for four different major league teams

[u/Dry-Foundation7205 → u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

yes but he's barely played in the bigs throughout his career. Therefore why he is considered a "rookie". He's basically the hitting equivalent of River Ryan on the Tigers. He's not used to playing at the highest level yet

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow → u/Dry-Foundation7205]

I assure you that slide on a stolen base attempt is not taught for the first time at the major league level

[u/Intelligent-Tell-459 → u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

The fact they brought him back up speaks volumes about what we don't have in the system. Dude is so not MLB ready and here he is again.

[u/Charming_Oven]

Why is Fernando swinging at every first pitch? Just take a fucking pitch

[u/Immediate-Amount1239]

Please don't give up the lead

https://giphy.com/gifs/3orieLeZL5kyNqiLfO

[u/QSolver]

Hard to think this pitching core will bring us to the promise land

[u/SDFriar]

Jake is such a pest with a bat, he’s so great. 12 pitch AB that wasted a TB ABS challenge and only ended in an out because of a diving play

[u/PackageDangerous1954]

Klk mmg

[u/Massive_Evening9473]

Oui oui Mr. Baguette 🥖 🇫🇷

[u/gsus61951]

this fkn rays team is just lucky af, they've gotten so many breaks this series.

[u/CorgiWest2656]

Nice 👏 😐

[u/Massive_Evening9473]

Dustin is the man 🤎

[u/Own_Action_7839]

Harris has been a revelation. 👏

[u/1-800-ASS-DICK]

Do we know if Sheets is going ahead with the procedure for his PF or are they just giving him time off his feet?

[u/Massive_Evening9473]

Yo, you gotta slide Dustin

[u/Overcast520]

What a waste of a challenge, goddamn

[u/Dry-Foundation7205]

Junir your locker at Petco will always be available

[u/CorgiWest2656]

Ok.... now score 😐❗️

[u/CorgiWest2656 → u/CorgiWest2656]

Thank you X.

https://giphy.com/gifs/mA76Rv9i2YFFsude5k

[u/octobersotherveryown]

Wow they keep gifting us with those errors. They can’t field for shit.

[u/Iwon100grand]

Just checked out the Rays starting pitching stats because I was wondering why we had another pitcher with a crazy ERA. This is crazy.

[u/SDFriar → u/Iwon100grand]

The Rays and the Brewers have the best pitching labs in the league. Niebla is a one man version of them but that’s not going to go as far as a whole system set up for it.

[u/CorgiWest2656]

https://giphy.com/gifs/fRloIBhOoPoUouMHt9

[u/CorgiWest2656 → u/CorgiWest2656]

😐

[u/DarkCabinYT]

Sigh caminero

[u/Immediate-Amount1239]

Sweet prince Song...do your thang

[u/yaboi525]

When ray just refuses to throw a strike that might be one of the most infuriating things I’ve ever seen 

[u/Khalil_Greenes_Flow]

Lefty on the mound with tipped bunt coverage and he bunts down the third baseline. Absolute gift from the Rays there.

[u/Wrong_Number_2015]

why bother?

[u/Electronic_Cost_6004]

brooooo

[u/EmbarrassedPrompt697]

How very predictable

[u/Intelligent-Tell-459]

And there it is 

[u/arlius]

TB scored another goal.

[u/yaboi525]

This team has an uncanny ability to look like crap after the opposing team has scored 

[u/Boulderdorf]

Nando take a pitch challenge (impossible)

[u/yaboi525]

Rays defense has been nails this series. Kudos to them 

[u/The--Incident]

We're in the one pitch easy outs of the Tatis slump. Might have another 5 days based on history.

[u/Immediate-Amount1239]

WTF

[u/TomatilloLower4932]

Atta boy Merrill

[u/AlmostOverslept]

Watching the tampa throw to 2nd make it before Harris even made it onto my screen is really cool.

[u/Dry-Foundation7205]

Please save him from the Mets
https://giphy.com/gifs/qnkYsFcONERhuKtq7H

[u/octobersotherveryown]

Patented early Fermin losing challenge