Shane Baz pitched seven strong innings and Yandy Diaz hit a sacrifice fly for the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat San Diego 1-0 to hand the Padres their fifth loss in seven games

Yandy Diaz has seven hits and five RBIs in the past three games, all Rays victories, and will try to keep his roll going on Saturday when they go for a series win against the Padres in San Diego. After logging three-hit games on Wednesday and Thursday night in wins at Arizona,

Petco Park has been home, sweet home for the San Diego Padres early in the 2025 season. With four starters and a backup outfielder currently out with injuries, San Diego will need to tap into its huge home-field advantage more than ever on Friday night when it opens a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Padres: Michael King (3-0, 2.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. San Diego has gone 12-1 at home and 17-8 overall.