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San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays — 2026-08-28

7:10 PM ETTropicana FieldSP: Casey Mize vs Shane McClanahanMLBFINAL
Recap

Tampa Bay Rays won 9-4 over San Diego Padres on 2026-08-28. Our pre-game pick missed. Margin of 5 runs.

Model prediction (pre-game)

San Diego Padres
52%
Tampa Bay Rays
48%
Projected
Padres 4.5 - 4.4 Rays

What our model sees

Our MLB model rates San Diego Padres as the more likely winner at 52%. The driver is a 40-point Elo gap (1576 vs 1537) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Tampa Bay Rays would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

Recent form (last 10)

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What we said before the game

Pre-game model: San Diego Padres 52% / Tampa Bay Rays 48%. Projected San Diego Padres 4.5 — 4.4 Tampa Bay Rays.

Our MLB model rates San Diego Padres as the more likely winner at 52%. The driver is a 40-point Elo gap (1576 vs 1537) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Tampa Bay Rays would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

Our model said X. Here's what happened.

Pre-game call: San Diego Padres ML at +119 at +119. Pre-game: model 49.7% vs market 45.0% implied, a +4.6pp edge.

What happened: San Diego Padres 4 @ Tampa Bay Rays 9.

Bet returned -1.00u on 1u risked.

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