Overview
- Ryan Pepiot delivered six innings of three-hit, one-run pitching, extending San Diego's scoreless streak to 30 innings before allowing a sixth-inning run.
- Brandon Lowe hit his fourth home run of the season, an opposite-field shot in the third inning, giving the Rays an early lead.
- Junior Caminero's hustle and Christopher Morel's RBI double added a key run, capitalizing on a Padres defensive error.
- Chandler Simpson robbed Manny Machado of a home run with a leaping catch at the wall in the seventh inning, preserving Tampa Bay's lead.
- Pete Fairbanks secured his fifth save of the season as the Rays' bullpen combined with Pepiot to limit the Padres to five hits.