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San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants

MLBSeptember 12, 2026Oracle Park67°F, sunny, wind 15 mph varies

PadresSan DiegoSDWon80-68

Padres 7, Giants 6

Final
GiantsSan FranciscoSF62-87
Score by inning
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SD0211111007130
SF210000030681

W Michael KingL Cesar PerdomoSV Mason Miller

Merrill, Tatis homer and Miller gets save as Padres fend off Giants 7-6Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. each hit solo homers, Mason Miller pitched a flawless ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 Saturday.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. walks.
  2.  Dustin Harris pops out to second baseman Jonah Cox.
  3.  Manny Machado flies out sharply to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  4.  Luis Campusano singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd.
  5.  Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Drew Gilbert singles on a line drive to left fielder Samad Taylor.SF 60%
  2.  Rafael Devers homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field. Drew Gilbert scores.SF 76%
  3.  Bryce Eldridge strikes out swinging.
  4.  Jonah Cox grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.
  5.  Turner Hill grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Top 2nd

  1.  Austin Hays singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Turner Hill. Austin Hays to 2nd.SF 62%
  3.  Jake Cronenworth grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Austin Hays to 3rd. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd.
  4.  Samad Taylor flies out to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.SF 72%
  5.  Fernando Tatis Jr. walks.
  6.  Dustin Harris singles on a ground ball to left fielder Turner Hill. Austin Hays scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd.SF 51%
  7.  Manny Machado grounds into a force out, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Jonah Cox. Dustin Harris out at 2nd.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Jung Hoo Lee strikes out swinging.
  2.  Shay Whitcomb homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.SF 65%
  3.  Drew Cavanaugh flies out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
  4.  Christian Koss grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Top 3rd

  1.  Giants challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Luis Campusano called out on strikes.
  2.  Jackson Merrill homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.SF 53%
  3.  Austin Hays strikes out swinging.
  4.  Xander Bogaerts singles on a line drive to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
  5.  Jake Cronenworth pops out to shortstop Christian Koss.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Drew Gilbert grounds out, first baseman Jake Cronenworth to pitcher Michael King.
  2.  Rafael Devers grounds out, first baseman Jake Cronenworth to pitcher Michael King.
  3.  Bryce Eldridge grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Top 4th

  1.  Samad Taylor singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.SD 55%
  2.  Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to pitcher Cesar Perdomo. Samad Taylor to 3rd.SD 66%
  3.  Dustin Harris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Samad Taylor scores.
  4.  Manny Machado lines out to left fielder Turner Hill.
  5.  Luis Campusano grounds into a force out, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Jonah Cox. Fernando Tatis Jr. out at 2nd.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jonah Cox lines out to right fielder Dustin Harris.
  2.  Turner Hill called out on strikes.
  3.  Jung Hoo Lee lines out to left fielder Samad Taylor.

Top 5th

  1.  Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Austin Hays doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Turner Hill.SD 66%
  3.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Austin Hays to 3rd.
  4.  Jake Cronenworth singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Austin Hays scores.SD 74%
  5.  Samad Taylor grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 5th

  1.  Shay Whitcomb grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.
  2.  Drew Cavanaugh lines out to left fielder Samad Taylor.
  3.  Christian Koss grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Top 6th

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.SD 88%
  2.  Dustin Harris grounds out to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  3.  Manny Machado walks.
  4.  Luis Campusano grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Manny Machado to 2nd.
  5.  Jackson Merrill grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 6th

  1.  Drew Gilbert strikes out swinging.
  2.  Rafael Devers grounds out softly, pitcher Michael King to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.
  3.  Bryce Eldridge flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

Top 7th

  1.  Ethan Salas grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to third baseman Shay Whitcomb.
  3.  Jake Cronenworth lines out to second baseman Jonah Cox.
  4.  Samad Taylor walks.
  5.  Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Xander Bogaerts scores. Samad Taylor to 3rd.SD 95%
  6.  Dustin Harris grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 7th

  1.  Jonah Cox singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
  2.  Turner Hill grounds into a double play, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Jake Cronenworth. Jonah Cox out at 2nd. Turner Hill out at 1st.
  3.  Jung Hoo Lee singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
  4.  Shay Whitcomb pops out to second baseman Sung-Mun Song.

Top 8th

  1.  Manny Machado pops out to third baseman Shay Whitcomb in foul territory.
  2.  Luis Campusano grounds out to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  3.  Jackson Merrill walks.
  4.  Ethan Salas flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.

Bot 8th

  1.  Drew Cavanaugh homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  Christian Koss singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen.
  3.  Drew Gilbert homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Koss scores.SD 62%
  4.  Rafael Devers strikes out swinging.SD 68%
  5.  Bryce Eldridge strikes out swinging.
  6.  Jonah Cox grounds out softly, pitcher Adrian Morejon to first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Top 9th

  1.  Xander Bogaerts doubles (16) on a ground ball to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.SD 82%
  2.  Jake Cronenworth out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Carson Seymour to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd.
  3.  Jase Bowen grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.SD 72%
  4.  Carson Seymour intentionally walks Fernando Tatis Jr.
  5.  Sung-Mun Song strikes out swinging.SD 68%

Bot 9th

  1.  Turner Hill strikes out swinging.SD 75%
  2.  Jung Hoo Lee lines out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.SD 81%
  3.  Nate Furman strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  SD 0, SF 2Rafael Devers homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field. Drew Gilbert scores.SF 76%

Top 2nd

  1.  SD 2, SF 2Dustin Harris singles on a ground ball to left fielder Turner Hill. Austin Hays scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd.SF 51%

Bot 2nd

  1.  SD 2, SF 3Shay Whitcomb homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.SF 65%

Top 3rd

  1.  SD 3, SF 3Jackson Merrill homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.SF 53%

Top 4th

  1.  SD 4, SF 3Dustin Harris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Samad Taylor scores.

Top 5th

  1.  SD 5, SF 3Jake Cronenworth singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Austin Hays scores.SD 74%

Top 6th

  1.  SD 6, SF 3Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.SD 88%

Top 7th

  1.  SD 7, SF 3Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Xander Bogaerts scores. Samad Taylor to 3rd.SD 95%

Bot 8th

  1.  SD 7, SF 4Drew Cavanaugh homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  SD 7, SF 6Drew Gilbert homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Koss scores.SD 62%

Win probability

Bot 8th · Biggest swing #1 · SD 7–6 SF

Drew Gilbert homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Koss scores.

See it in the scoring summary
SD 62%SF +25 pts

Game leaders

PadresSan Diego

GiantsSan Francisco

Team stats

  • SD 13HitsSF 8
  • SD 2Home runsSF 4
  • SD 6WalksSF 0
  • SD 4StrikeoutsSF 8
  • SD 25Left on baseSF 2
  • SD 3Stolen basesSF 0
  • SD 0ErrorsSF 1
All team stats
  • SD 9.0IpSF 9.0
  • SD 8HSF 13
  • SD 6RSF 7
  • SD 6ErSF 6
  • SD 0BbSF 6
  • SD 8SoSF 4
  • SD 4HrSF 2
  • SD 134PSF 154
  • SD 7RSF 6
  • SD 22bSF 0
  • SD 6RbiSF 6
  • SD 39AbSF 34
  • SD 11ASF 12
  • SD 27PoSF 27
  • SD 38TcSF 40

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF3121130.286
Dustin Harris RF4013000.282
Sung-Mun Song 2B1000001.189
Manny Machado 3B4000010.221
Luis Campusano C5010001.281
Freddy Fermin C0000000.197
Jackson Merrill CF4111111.248
Austin Hays DH3220001.256
Ethan Salas DH2000000.000
Xander Bogaerts SS5240000.224
Jake Cronenworth 1B4011000.209
Samad Taylor LF3110010.310
Jase Bowen LF1000000.157
Totals397136264

2B: Hays, Bogaerts.HR: Jr., Merrill.RBI: Jr., Harris 3, Merrill, Cronenworth.SB: Jr. 2, Bogaerts.LOB: 25.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Michael King W7.053304963.03
Bradgley Rodriguez0.03330072.31
Adrian Morejon1.000002142.79
Mason Miller S1.000002171.14

Video

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