MLB Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at San Diego Padres with Probable Starting Pitching 4/25-4/27

Tampa Bay Rays (11-14) at San Diego Padres (17-8)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, April 25th
Time: 6:40 PDT PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Sun/Padres.TV

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 5:40 PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Sun/Padres.TV

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, April 27th
Time: 1:10 PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Sun/Padres.TV

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Shane Baz (2-0, 3.22 ERA) vs. Michael King 3-0, 2.57 ERA)

Baz will get the start in game one for the Rays. He did not factor in the decision during his last start against the Yankees. Baz pitched 3.1 innings allowing four hits, five runs, one home run, four walks, and striking out three. King will start the first game of the series for the Padres. Last time out against the Astros, King was not in line for a decision. He pitched in 5.2 innings, allowing four hits, two runs, one home run, two walks, and striking out seven.

Game 2: Ryan Pepiot (1-3, 4.82 ERA) vs. Dylan Cease (1-1, 6.04 ERA)

Pepiot will start game two for the Rays. He lost his last start against the Yankees. Pepiot pitched six innings, allowed six hits, three runs, two home runs, one walk, and struck out seven. Cease will go for the Padres. Cease did not factor in the decision in the last start against the Astros. He pitched five innings, allowed six hits, two runs, one walk, and struck out six.

Game 3: Zack Littell (0-5, 5.28 ERA) vs. Randy Vasquez (1-2, 3.97 ERA

Littell will get the third game of the series for the Rays. He lost his last start against the Diamondbacks. Littell pitched six innings, allowing six hits, three runs, two home runs, one walk, and struck out two. Vasquez will finish the series for the Padres. He lost the last start against the Tigers. Vasquez pitched two innings, allowed five hits, six runs, three walks, and struck out one.

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Player To Watch:

Tampa Bay Rays

Kameron Misner has played in five games in the last seven days for the Rays. He has four runs, five hits, three doubles, and one RBI. Misner only played in eight games during his rookie season last year. He is getting a taste of what full-time looks like in the big leagues recently. He has a .313 batting average with a .853 OPS.

San Diego Padres

Fernando Tatis Jr has been leading the way for the Padres over the last seven days. He has seven runs, seven hits, one triple, two home runs, three RBI, and one steal. Tatis has a .292 batting average with a .971 OPS. He did not face the Rays last year. Now healthy, he will look to stay hot during their three-game series.

Next Up:

Tampa Bay: April 29th-May 1st vs Kansas City Royals
San Diego: April 29th-April 30th vs San Francisco Giants