San Diego Padres vs. Tampa Bay Rays Match Series Analysis: 2025 MLB Season

The San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays met in a three-game interleague series from April 25-27, 2025, at Petco Park, with the Rays sweeping the series 3-0. This article provides a detailed analysis of player stats, game summaries, and key moments, sourced exclusively from verified outlets like ESPN, MLB.com, and Baseball-Reference.com. The Rays’ pitching staff, led by Shane Baz and Zack Littell, stifled the Padres’ offense, holding them to three total runs across the series, while timely hitting from players like Chandler Simpson and Taylor Walls secured the sweep. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the series, ensuring all information is accurate and verified.

Game Highlights

• Sport: Baseball
• League: MLB (Major League Baseball)
• Matchup: Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Match Player Stats
• Games Covered:
  • Game 1: April 25, 2025
  • Game 2: April 26, 2025
  • Game 3: April 27, 2025
• Series Result: Rays swept the series 3–0

Series Overview: San Diego Padres vs. Tampa Bay Rays Match 2025 MLB Season

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the San Diego Padres in all three games: April 25 (1-0), April 26 (4-1), and April 27 (4-2). The series highlighted Tampa Bay’s pitching dominance and clutch offense, while the Padres struggled to convert scoring opportunities, extending their scoreless streak to 30 innings before breaking through in Game 2.

• Game 1 (April 25, 2025): Tampa Bay Rays 1, San Diego Padres 0
• Game 2 (April 26, 2025): Tampa Bay Rays 4, San Diego Padres 1
• Game 3 (April 27, 2025): Tampa Bay Rays 4, San Diego Padres 2

Game 1: Tampa Bay Rays 1, San Diego Padres 0 (April 25, 2025)

Game Summary

The Tampa Bay Rays shut out the San Diego Padres 1-0 on April 25, 2025, at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Shane Baz pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, while Yandy Díaz’s sacrifice fly in the third inning scored the game’s only run after a Padres error. The Rays’ bullpen closed out the shutout, handing the Padres their fifth loss in seven games.

Key Player Stats: Tampa Bay Rays (Batting)

• Yandy Díaz (1B): 3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Díaz’s sacrifice fly in the third scored Junior Caminero after a throwing error by Xander Bogaerts loaded the bases.
• Junior Caminero (3B): 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Caminero singled and scored the lone run.
• Brandon Lowe (2B): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Lowe’s single set up the third-inning rally.
• Team Batting Stats: 1 R, 5 H, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR, 5 LOB. The Rays capitalized on Bogaerts’ error for their only run.

Key Player Stats: San Diego Padres (Batting)

• Luis Arraez (1B): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Arraez singled in the fourth but was stranded.
• Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO. Tatis was held hitless.
• Manny Machado (3B): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Machado’s seventh-inning single was erased by a caught stealing.
• Team Batting Stats: 0 R, 4 H, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 9 SO, 0 HR, 6 LOB. The Padres challenged two close plays at the plate but failed to score.

Key Player Stats: Tampa Bay Rays (Pitching)

• Shane Baz (SP): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR, W (3-0). Baz dominated with seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits after the first.
• Garrett Cleavinger (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO. Cleavinger retired the side in the eighth.
• Pete Fairbanks (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, SV (1). Fairbanks struck out two for the save.
• Team Pitching Stats: 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO, 0 HR, .133 OPP AVG. The Rays’ staff induced 12 groundouts.

Key Player Stats: San Diego Padres (Pitching)

• Michael King (SP): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO, 0 HR, L (3-1). King struck out nine but took the loss after an unearned run on Bogaerts’ error.
• Adrian Morejon (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Jason Adam (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. Adam kept the game close.
• Team Pitching Stats: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 SO, 0 HR, .167 OPP AVG. The Padres escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third.

Critical Moments

• 3rd Inning (TB 1, SD 0): Bogaerts’ throwing error loaded the bases with no outs; Díaz’s sacrifice fly scored Caminero. King struck out two to limit the damage.
• 5th Inning (TB 1, SD 0): The Padres loaded the bases with two outs, but Baz induced a groundout to end the threat.
• 9th Inning (TB 1, SD 0): Fairbanks walked Jackson Merrill but struck out Ha-Seong Kim and Luis Campusano to secure the save.

Game 2: Tampa Bay Rays 4, San Diego Padres 1 (April 26, 2025)

Game Summary

The Tampa Bay Rays won 4-1 over the San Diego Padres on April 26, 2025, at Petco Park. Ryan Pepiot pitched six innings, allowing one run, while Brandon Lowe’s solo home run and Christopher Morel’s RBI double in the third built an early lead. The Padres scored once in the sixth to end a 30-inning scoreless streak, but the Rays’ bullpen closed out the game, extending Tampa Bay’s win streak to four.

Key Player Stats: Tampa Bay Rays (Batting)

• Brandon Lowe (2B): 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Lowe’s solo home run (384 ft) in the third opened the scoring.
• Christopher Morel (3B): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Morel’s double scored Caminero after a Bogaerts error.
• Junior Caminero (3B): 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Caminero reached on error and scored.
• Team Batting Stats: 4 R, 7 H, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 6 LOB. Two unearned runs came off Padres errors.

Key Player Stats: San Diego Padres (Batting)

• Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Tatis’ single in the sixth scored Tyler Wade.
• Tyler Wade (2B): 3 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Wade’s triple set up the Padres’ only run.
• Manny Machado (3B): 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Machado was held hitless.
• Team Batting Stats: 1 R, 3 H, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR, 5 LOB. The Padres managed just three hits.

Key Player Stats: Tampa Bay Rays (Pitching)

• Ryan Pepiot (SP): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR, W (1-3). Pepiot allowed one run in the sixth.
• Jason Adam (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Garrett Cleavinger (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.
• Pete Fairbanks (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, SV (2). Fairbanks closed out the win.
• Team Pitching Stats: 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR, .154 OPP AVG. The bullpen stifled late rallies.

Key Player Stats: San Diego Padres (Pitching)

• Dylan Cease (SP): 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, L (1-1). Cease allowed Lowe’s homer and two unearned runs.
• Tanner Scott (RP): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO. Scott cleaned up the fifth.
• Robert Suarez (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Team Pitching Stats: 9.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR, .226 OPP AVG. Errors led to two unearned runs.

Critical Moments

• 3rd Inning (TB 2, SD 0): Lowe hit a solo homer (384 ft); Caminero reached on Bogaerts’ error, stole second, and scored on Morel’s double.
• 5th Inning (TB 3, SD 0): A sacrifice fly scored a run after a walk and error extended the inning.
• 6th Inning (TB 3, SD 1): Wade tripled and scored on Tatis’ single, ending the Padres’ scoreless streak.
• 7th Inning (TB 3, SD 1): Chandler Simpson robbed Machado of a potential homer with a leaping catch at the wall.

Game 3: Tampa Bay Rays 4, San Diego Padres 2 (April 27, 2025)

Game Summary

The Tampa Bay Rays completed the sweep with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on April 27, 2025, at Petco Park, with 42,221 in attendance and a game time of 2:31. Rookie Chandler Simpson went 3-for-5 and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, while Taylor Walls’ solo homer provided an early spark. Zack Littell pitched five innings, allowing two runs, as the Rays extended their win streak to five.

Key Player Stats: Tampa Bay Rays (Batting)

• Chandler Simpson (LF): 5 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Simpson’s three hits included a single that set up the go-ahead run in the fifth.
• Taylor Walls (SS): 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Walls’ solo homer in the third tied the game.
• Yandy Díaz (1B): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Díaz’s single in the fifth sparked the rally.
• Team Batting Stats: 4 R, 9 H, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 7 LOB. The Rays scored in the third and fifth to secure the win.

Key Player Stats: San Diego Padres (Batting)

• Jose Iglesias (INF): 4 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Iglesias’ single in the second scored Bogaerts for the early lead.
• Xander Bogaerts (SS): 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO. Bogaerts singled and scored in the second.
• Jake Cronenworth (2B): 3 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO. Cronenworth’s single in the sixth tied the game.
• Team Batting Stats: 2 R, 5 H, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR, 6 LOB. The Padres tied it in the sixth but couldn’t rally.

Key Player Stats: Tampa Bay Rays (Pitching)

• Zack Littell (SP): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR, W (1-2). Littell snapped a five-start losing streak.
• Colin Poche (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Garrett Cleavinger (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.
• Pete Fairbanks (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, SV (6). Fairbanks earned his third save of the series.
• Team Pitching Stats: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR, .207 OPP AVG. The bullpen shut down late threats.

Key Player Stats: San Diego Padres (Pitching)

• Randy Vásquez (SP): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, L (2-2). Vásquez allowed Walls’ homer and the wild pitch run.
• Adrian Morejon (RP): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Jason Adam (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Robert Suarez (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
• Team Pitching Stats: 9.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, .250 OPP AVG. A wild pitch in the fifth proved costly.

Critical Moments

• 2nd Inning (TB 0, SD 1): Bogaerts singled off Junior Caminero’s glove; Iglesias’ single scored him for the lead.
• 3rd Inning (TB 1, SD 1): Walls’ solo homer tied the game.
• 5th Inning (TB 3, SD 1): Simpson singled, advanced to third, and scored on a wild pitch during Díaz’s at-bat; another run scored on a single.
• 6th Inning (TB 3, SD 2): Cronenworth’s single tied the game, but the Rays responded in the seventh with an RBI single.

Head-to-Head Analysis

Since 1998, the Rays lead the all-time series 13-11 over the Padres in 24 interleague games. In 2025, the Rays swept the series 3-0, showcasing:

• Pitching Dominance: Rays starters (Baz, Pepiot, Littell) combined for 18.0 IP, 12 H, 3 R (3 ER), holding the Padres to a .188 batting average.
• Clutch Hitting: The Rays went 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position (RISP), compared to the Padres’ 2-for-12.
• Bullpen Strength: Rays relievers pitched 9.0 scoreless innings, allowing 2 H and striking out 8.

The Padres’ strengths included:

• Strikeout Ability: Padres pitchers recorded 26 strikeouts, led by King’s 9 in Game 1.
• Defensive Plays: Turned multiple double plays but were hurt by two errors (both by Bogaerts).

Series Standouts

Tampa Bay Rays

• Shane Baz: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 6 SO in Game 1, setting the tone for the sweep.
• Chandler Simpson: 3-for-5, 1 R in Game 3; his speed and hitting sparked the go-ahead rally.
• Pete Fairbanks: Three saves, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 4 SO, closing all three games.

San Diego Padres

• Michael King: 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 9 SO in Game 1, keeping the game close despite the loss.
• Fernando Tatis Jr.: 1 RBI in Game 2, providing the Padres’ only run of the game.
• Jose Iglesias: 1 RBI in Game 3, giving the Padres an early lead.

Team Performance Context

San Diego Padres: Entering the series, the Padres were coming off a 6-0 shutout loss to Detroit on April 23, extending their scoreless streak to 18 innings. The sweep marked their first of 2025 and a season-high four-game losing streak, highlighting offensive struggles (3 runs in 27 innings). Their pitching remained a strength, with 26 strikeouts in the series.

Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays improved to 4-1 in interleague play with the sweep, extending a five-game win streak. Their pitching staff, among the league’s best early in 2025, allowed just three runs in the series, with starters and relievers combining for a 1.00 ERA.

Injury and Roster Notes

• San Diego Padres: No major injuries reported; full roster available. Xander Bogaerts’ two errors (Games 1 and 2) impacted outcomes.
• Tampa Bay Rays: LHP Shane McClanahan (forearm, 60-day IL) was unavailable but did not affect the series.

Conclusion

The Tampa Bay Rays swept the San Diego Padres 3-0 in their April 25-27, 2025, interleague series at Petco Park, with victories of 1-0, 4-1, and 4-2. Shane Baz’s shutout, Chandler Simpson’s breakout, and Pete Fairbanks’ three saves powered the Rays, while Michael King and Fernando Tatis Jr. provided bright spots for the Padres in a low-scoring series. The sweep highlighted Tampa Bay’s early-season pitching dominance and exposed San Diego’s offensive struggles. For more details, visit ESPN, MLB.com, or Baseball-Reference.com.

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