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Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres

MLBAugust 26, 2026Petco Park

PiratesPittsburghPIT65-70

Pirates 0, Padres 3

Final
PadresSan DiegoSDWon72-62
Score by inning
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PIT000000000051
SD01010001–370

W Randy VásquezL Bubba ChandlerSV Bradgley Rodriguez

Merrill, Vásquez lead the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the PiratesJackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Brandon Lowe grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Randy Vásquez.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

Bot 1st

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. lines out sharply to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  2.  Jake Cronenworth walks.
  3.  Manny Machado grounds into a double play, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Jake Cronenworth out at 2nd. Manny Machado out at 1st.

Top 2nd

  1.  Esmerlyn Valdez grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Oneil Cruz flies out sharply to left fielder Luis Rengifo.
  3.  Nick Gonzales grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Ty France lines out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  2.  Jackson Merrill doubles (21) on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  3.  Luis Rengifo singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Jackson Merrill scores.SD 68%
  4.  Gavin Sheets flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum.

Top 3rd

  1.  Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Xander Bogaerts flies out sharply to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  2.  Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  3.  Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 4th

  1.  Spencer Horwitz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.SD 59%
  2.  Brandon Lowe walks. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd.SD 51%
  3.  Bryan Reynolds pops out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
  4.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out on a foul tip.SD 63%
  5.  Oneil Cruz walks.
  6.  Padres challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nick Gonzales called out on strikes.SD 69%

Bot 4th

  1.  Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging.
  2.  Manny Machado reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Nick Gonzales.
  3.  Ty France pops out to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez.
  4.  Jackson Merrill triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Manny Machado scores.SD 80%
  5.  Luis Rengifo grounds out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 5th

  1.  Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 5th

  1.  Gavin Sheets pops out to pitcher Bubba Chandler.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  3.  Freddy Fermin walks.
  4.  Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Spencer Horwitz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.SD 74%
  2.  Brandon Lowe walks. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd.SD 66%
  3.  Bryan Reynolds lines out to second baseman Jake Cronenworth.SD 74%
  4.  Esmerlyn Valdez grounds into a force out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. Brandon Lowe out at 2nd. Esmerlyn Valdez to 1st.SD 79%
  5.  Oneil Cruz flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

Bot 6th

  1.  Jake Cronenworth flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Manny Machado strikes out swinging.
  3.  Ty France singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  4.  Jackson Merrill flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 7th

  1.  Nick Gonzales walks.SD 76%
  2.  Jake Mangum hit by pitch. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.SD 67%
  3.  Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.SD 76%
  4.  Jared Triolo singles on a ground ball to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Jake Mangum to 2nd.SD 66%
  5.  Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging.SD 78%
  6.  Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.SD 87%

Bot 7th

  1.  Luis Rengifo called out on strikes.
  2.  Gavin Sheets flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  3.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 8th

  1.  Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen.SD 79%
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.SD 69%
  3.  Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.SD 79%
  4.  Nick Gonzales strikes out on a foul tip.SD 86%
  5.  Jake Mangum grounds into a force out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Esmerlyn Valdez out at 2nd.

Bot 8th

  1.  Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. Freddy Fermin steals (1) 2nd base.
  3.  Jake Cronenworth doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Freddy Fermin scores.
  4.  Manny Machado singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jake Cronenworth out at home on the throw, center fielder Oneil Cruz to catcher Rafael Flores Jr.
  5.  Ty France walks. Manny Machado to 2nd.
  6.  Jackson Merrill walks. Manny Machado to 3rd. Ty France to 2nd.
  7.  Jase Bowen flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 9th

  1.  Rafael Flores Jr. lines out to left fielder Jase Bowen.
  2.  Jared Triolo grounds out to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Spencer Horwitz pops out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

Bot 2nd

  1.  PIT 0, SD 1Luis Rengifo singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Jackson Merrill scores.SD 68%

Bot 4th

  1.  PIT 0, SD 2Jackson Merrill triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Manny Machado scores.SD 80%

Bot 8th

  1.  PIT 0, SD 3Jake Cronenworth doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Freddy Fermin scores.

Win probability

Top 7th · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 0–2 SD

Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging.

SD 78%SD +13 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

PadresSan Diego

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Spencer Horwitz 1B5020001.254
Brandon Lowe 2B2000021.249
Bryan Reynolds DH4010000.263
Esmerlyn Valdez RF4010001.249
Oneil Cruz CF3000011.257
Nick Gonzales 3B3000012.305
Jake Mangum LF3000000.287
Rafael Flores Jr. C4000001.246
Jacob Gonzalez SS2000000.213
Jared Triolo SS2010000.242
Totals32050047
PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Bubba Chandler L5.242123834.26
Lake Bachar1.100001163.70
Kirby Yates0.231121353.49
Noah Murdock0.10000050.00

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