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San Diego Padres 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 29, 7:05 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score47
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 47
6
6–7
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 57
7
T-Score57
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysMartinez owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formPadresSan has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 57–47 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

SD
Walker Buehler RHP
Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.63
146th
WHIP
1.35
134th
K/9
7.69
134th
BB/9
3.49
128th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.07
130th
OPS/R
–
IP
126.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.73
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TB
Nick Martinez RHP
Nick Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.93
32nd
WHIP
1.10
26th
K/9
5.30
221st
BB/9
1.34
1st
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.04
92nd
OPS/R
–
IP
147.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.76
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Buehler strikes out 2.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Martinez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.35.
·Martinez enters with a 2.93 ERA compared with Buehler's 4.63.
·Buehler has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBuehlerMartinezNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 3 GS– ERA, 5 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Buehler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%90.4
Four-seam20%94.0
Sinker20%94.2
Slider11%87.1
Changeup9%89.3
Knuckle Curve8%78.3
Sweeper7%82.5
Martinez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker32%92.4
Changeup26%78.3
Cutter22%89.2
Four-seam13%92.7
Curveball4%80.0
Slider4%85.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs RHP (Nick Martinez)
15th
in MLB
0.722OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Walker Buehler)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Nick Martinez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martinez (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.7822-for-8Very small sample
2Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.6301-for-4Very small sample
3Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.7144-for-14Small sample
4Ty FranceR1B77.86521.8693-for-6Very small sample
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.7440-for-7Very small sample
6Luis CampusanoRC61.7968.7911-for-5Very small sample
7Gavin SheetsL1B54.71017.7640-for-4Very small sample
8Luis RengifoSLF42.6364.677No MLB historyNo history
9Dustin HarrisLLF42.7360.803No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .782 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample84H-Score2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .630 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample38H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .714 · 4-for-14 · Small sample68H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .869 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample77H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample68H-Score6Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .791 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample61H-Score7Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212 / .710 · 17 HRvs hand .764 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample54H-Score8Luis Rengifo LF · S.240 / .636 · 4 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Dustin Harris LF · L.293 / .736 · 0 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Walker Buehler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Buehler (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.8162-for-9Very small sample
2Jonathan ArandaL1B67.79222.8373-for-7Very small sample
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.8711-for-8Very small sample
4Liam HicksLC61.80118.9020-for-2Very small sample
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.7181-for-3Very small sample
6Jonny DeLucaRRF47.72911.773No MLB historyNo history
7Richie PalaciosL2B49.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
8Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6470-for-2Very small sample
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.6442-for-7Very small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · 2-for-9 · Very small sample78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · 3-for-7 · Very small sample67H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample87H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample43H-Score6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample47H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·TBTB
AVG.244 17th.258 1st
OPS.717 19th.728 8th
Home runs183 15th169 22nd
Runs722 15th736 12th
OBP.319 12th.326 5th
SLG.398 20th.402 13th
PitchingSDSD·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.99vs3.70
SDTB
WHIP1.29vs1.14
SDTB
K/98.2vs8.3
SDTB
HR Allowed180vs201
SDTB
BullpenSDSD·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.51vs3.75
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.15
no league rank
Saves48vs58
SDTB
ResultsSDSD·TBTB
+30718th
Run differential
+3785th
91–71 Record98–64
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (5–5)
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
Tampa Bay Rays (5–5)
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Walker Buehler (4.63 ERA, 8–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Nick Martinez (2.93 ERA, 13–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Padres and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Walker Buehler is at 47; Nick Martinez is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.