The San Diego Padres (77-61) and Tampa Bay Rays (67-68) play a rubber match on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1.

The probable pitchers are Dylan Cease (12-10) for the Padres and Ryan Pepiot (7-6) for the Rays.

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Padres vs. Rays Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
• Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• TV: BSSUN
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Venue: Tropicana Field
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Cease – SD (12-10, 3.57 ERA) vs Pepiot – TB (7-6, 3.61 ERA)

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Padres Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Dylan Cease

• Cease (12-10) will take to the mound for the Padres and make his 29th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 28 games this season with an ERA of 3.57, a 3.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.088.
• He has 14 quality starts in 28 chances this season.
• Cease has started 28 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 21 times. He averages 5.7 innings per appearance.
• He has made 28 appearances and finished seven of them without allowing an earned run.
• The 28-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.57), 12th in WHIP (1.088), and second in K/9 (11.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Ryan Pepiot

• Pepiot (7-6 with a 3.61 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 104 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 21st of the season.
• In his last outing on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, the righty tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• Over 20 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.61 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .204 to opposing hitters.
• Pepiot is seeking his third straight quality start.
• Pepiot will try to continue a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per appearance).
• He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

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