Park factor
96 total idx
Tropicana Field run environment
Park factor boosts run scoring, so contact quality matters more tonight here.

SD
72-63

TB
80-54
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
2 signals · model + marketDrill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Pregame · scouting report
Probable starters, projected lineups, head-to-head this season, our model edge against the market — every angle on one surface.
Away starter

Robbie Ray
SP · #38
11-7
W-L
3.21
ERA
1.31
WHIP
122
K
143.0
IP
Last 3 starts
Home starter

Drew Rasmussen
SP · #57
14-5
W-L
2.95
ERA
0.93
WHIP
143
K
140.1
IP
Last 3 starts
Vegas line
Lines post once a sportsbook releases them.
Model edge
Head to head
Scouting report · pre-game
TB is 5-5 recently; SD is 5-5.
60.1%
model · TB win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. TB has 0 straight road games; SD has 1.
Model angle
Weather and park remove about 0.3 runs from the total environment.
Players to watch
Ian Seymour · 5.3 K · last-10 6.8 vs season 3.1.
Drew Rasmussen · 5.2 K · last-10 5 vs season 5.5.
Michael King · 5.1 K · last-10 5.2 vs season 5.
Head-to-head · 1-0 · last 1
TB is 1-0 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
60.1%
ensemble · TB favored
Elo Static
59.8%
P(TB win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
60.1%
P(TB win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
59.6%
P(TB win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.21 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
99% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
128
projections · 120 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
MLB Stats API
SD
league avg
TB
.702
OPS
.718
▶.732
.315
OBP
.318
▶.329
4.24
Runs / G
4.50
▶4.51
3.94
Team ERA
4.16
▶3.77
1.29
WHIP
1.30
▶1.14
8.2
K / 9
8.5
8.2
SD
Padres
81-75
TB★
Rays
108-54
Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Team pages
Elsewhere in the MLB
Preview · MLB
an Diego Padres visit Tampa Bay Rays Sunday at 8/30 - 1:40 PM EDT.
The market hasn't shipped a line worth tagging key numbers on yet — check back closer to first pitch.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
MLB · Box score
No player stats available yet.
No player stats available yet.
Team stats
SD
Away
Stat
TB
Home
573
Runs
604
1051
Hits
1170
56
Errors
80
1718
TB
1813
149
HR
138
469
BB
431
1089
K
936
882
LOB
927
Current series
TB leads series 1-0
Season series
TB leads series 1-0
Pitching matchup · today
ESPN · season stats
R. Ray
#38 · 11-7
ERA
3.21
K
122
SV
—
Last 3 starts

D. Rasmussen
#57 · 14-5
ERA
2.95
K
143
SV
—
Last 3 starts
Scouting report
SD @ TB
Rest going in
1 day
last game Aug 28
1 day
last game Aug 28
Tale of the tape
72-63
Record
80-54
#6
Conf rank
#1
0.0
Pt diff
+0.4
L1
Streak
W2
5-5
Last 10
5-5
Bullpen used yesterday
SD
3.0 bullpen IP · heavy
L 9-4 · Aug 28
TB
3.3 bullpen IP · heavy
W 9-4 · Aug 28
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.