The Tampa Bay Rays (66-67) will host the San Diego Padres (76-60), Friday at 6:50 p.m. ET, in the opener of a three-Game series.
The Rays are favored (-128 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Padres (+108). The Rays will start Taj Bradley (6-8) against the Padres and Martin Perez (3-5).
The Rays’ matchup Wednesday versus the Mariners finished in a 6-2 loss. Josh Lowe went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Tyler Alexander threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on five hits while striking out four en route to taking the loss.
The Padres were beaten by the Cardinals 4-1 yesterday. Jackson Merrill went 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI, and Michael King took the loss, throwing 4 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on six hits, while striking out three.
Before watching this Rays vs. Padres matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rays (-128, bet $128 to win $100)
- Underdog: Padres (+108, bet $100 to win $108)
- Over/under: 7.5
Rays vs. Padres: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 30, 2024
- Game Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV Channel: MLB.tv
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have been favorites in 62 games this season and won 32 (51.6%) of those contests.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 23-14, a 62.2% win rate, when favored by -128 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The Rays have a 56.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of 133 opportunities.
- The Rays have an ATS record of 71-61-0 in 132 games with a spread this season.
Taj Bradley (Rays probable starter)
- Bradley makes the start for the Rays, his 20th of the season. He is 6-8 with a 3.77 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 107 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the righty threw six innings, giving up five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 3.77, with 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .222 against him.
- Bradley has registered eight quality starts this season.
- Bradley will try to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 19 appearances this season.
- He will take the mound against a Padres offense that ranks first in MLB with 1225 total hits (on a .264 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .417 (11th in MLB) with 155 total home runs (13th in MLB).
Rays batting stats
- The Rays’ 124 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.
- Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined to rank 28th in the majors with a .369 team slugging percentage.
- The Rays have a team batting average of just .230 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
- Tampa Bay has scored 508 runs (just 3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Rays have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).
- Tampa Bay ranks 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have been chosen as underdogs in 50 games this year and have walked away with the win 27 times (54%) in those games.
- San Diego has a mark of 12-13 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +108 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Padres have an implied victory probability of 48.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 73 of its 136 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- In 135 games with a line this season, the Padres have a mark of 68-67-0 against the spread.
Martín Pérez (Padres probable starter)
- Perez (3-5) gets the starting nod for the Padres in his 22nd start of the season. He’s put together a 4.60 ERA in 109 2/3 innings pitched, with 87 strikeouts.
- The lefty’s most recent time out was on Sunday against the New York Mets, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.60, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 21 games this season. Opposing batters have a .291 batting average against him.
- Perez is looking to secure his eighth quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Perez heads into the game with 12 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Rays offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 1017 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 508 runs scored. They have the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and are 28th in all of MLB with 124 home runs.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres rank 13th in baseball with 155 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- So far this year, San Diego’s .417 slugging percentage ranks 11th in the majors.
- The Padres lead the majors with a .264 batting average.
- The offense for San Diego is No. 9 in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (643 total runs).
- The Padres rank sixth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .325.
