San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays

SD 4 — 9 TB
Final — 2026-08-28
MVP: Jackson Merrill 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Tampa Bay Rays defeated San Diego Padres 9-4. Jackson Merrill led the way with 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB. Shane McClanahan earned the win and Casey Mize took the loss.

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SD 000022000 4
TB 00151110 9
WP Shane McClanahan

Scoring Plays

Bot 3: Yandy Díaz homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. (0-1)
Bot 4: Cedric Mullins reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Ty France. Junior Caminero scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd. (0-2)
Bot 4: Jorge Mateo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Jonny DeLuca scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. (0-4)
Bot 4: Taylor Walls singles on a ground ball to left fielder Luis Rengifo. Cedric Mullins scores. (0-5)
Bot 4: Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Taylor Walls scores. (0-6)
Top 5: Freddy Fermin grounds into a force out, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Jorge Mateo. Jackson Merrill scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. Austin Hays out at 2nd. Freddy Fermin to 1st. (1-6)
Top 5: Jake Cronenworth grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Mateo to shortstop Taylor Walls. Xander Bogaerts scores. Freddy Fermin out at 2nd. Jake Cronenworth to 1st. (2-6)
Bot 5: Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Chandler Simpson scores. (2-7)
Top 6: Jackson Merrill homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. Ty France scores. (4-7)
Bot 6: Junior Caminero singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. (4-8)
Bot 7: Umpire reviewed (fan interference), call on the field was upheld: Cedric Mullins homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. (4-9)

SD — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Rengifo 3B4000000000 .242.319.319.638
Fermin C4000001000 .200.272.312.584
Merrill CF3220012100 .241.293.424.717
Harris LF0000000000 .245.333.327.660
Machado 3B4000000020 .212.299.399.698
Hays DH4000000000 .225.257.324.581
Tatis RF4010000000 .285.354.444.798
France 1B3100000120 .285.355.501.856
Bogaerts SS4110000000 .217.317.323.640
Bowen RF0000000000 .165.205.266.471
Cronenworth 2B2000001110 .226.313.304.617

TB — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Walls SS4220001011 .217.304.291.595
Mateo 2B3010001000 .233.280.380.660
Vilade PH1000000000 .263.323.480.803
Simpson LF4221000002 .309.337.364.701
DeLuca RF3110001110 .271.302.435.737
(gpid=sa:700652) C1000000010 .222.300.556.856
Hicks C3000000000 .284.370.444.814
Aranda 1B4010000110 .279.363.419.782
Diaz DH5120012020 .302.370.465.835
Caminero 3B4110001000 .280.366.528.894
Mullins CF4210012000 .205.286.356.642

SD — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Mize 5.0672111 77-49 3.451.10L
Morgan 0.2211110 21-13 4.761.85
Peralta 1.0111011 16-12 3.461.37
Canning 1.1200030 27-18 6.081.53

TB — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Matz 2.0000010 22-16 5.991.26
McClanahan 5.2343241 80-52 3.191.11W
Kelly 0.1000000 5-3 2.030.81H
(gpid=sa:655889) 1.0100100 19-12 0.002.00H

Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida

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