The San Diego Padres (77-61) are -122 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Tampa Bay Rays (67-68) Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Rays are listed with +103 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
San Diego’s Dylan Cease and Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Padres have won 56.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (48-37).
San Diego has gone 37-29 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -122 or shorter (56.1% winning percentage).
The Rays have been underdogs in 68 games this season and won 32 (47.1%) of those contests.
Tampa Bay is 18-28 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +103 or more on the moneyline.
The Padres have combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times this season for a 75-62-1 record against the over/under.
The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 61 of their 135 games with a total this season.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres have the No. 7 offense in MLB action scoring 4.8 runs per game (660 total runs).
San Diego is 12th in MLB action with 159 total home runs.
The Padres have a league-leading .265 batting average.
San Diego strikes out the least in MLB, averaging 6.6 per game.
The Padres pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
San Diego’s 4.03 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 28th with just 524 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.
Tampa Bay’s 126 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.
The Rays have a team batting average of just .231 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Tampa Bay ranks 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 Ks per contest.
The Rays have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the big leagues.
Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.97 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
Padres Key Players to Watch
Cease gets the start for the Padres, his 29th of the season. He is 12-10 with a 3.57 ERA and 197 strikeouts through 159 2/3 innings pitched.
Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 136 hits, an OBP of .382 plus a slugging percentage of .461.
Manny Machado is batting .274 this season with a team-high 23 home runs and 83 RBI.
Jackson Merrill has 137 hits this season and a slash line of .290/.322/.488.
Luis Arraez leads San Diego with a .309 batting average. He’s also hit four homers and has 39 RBI.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays will hand the ball to Pepiot (7-6) for his 21st start of the season.
Yandy Diaz has a team-best batting average of .276 while pacing the Rays in runs batted in (59).
Christopher Morel has shown off his power as he paces his team with 21 home runs.
Brandon Lowe is batting .247 with 19 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 31 walks.
Jose Caballero is hitting .229 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 23 walks.
Padres and Rays Injuries
Padres: Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Yu Darvish: 15 Day IL (Groin), Stephen Kolek: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), Luis Patiño: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Higashioka: day-to-day (Illness)
Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 Day IL (Knee), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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