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Houston Astros at San Diego Padres

MLBAugust 8, 2026Petco Park

AstrosHoustonHOU60-58

Astros 2, Padres 3

Final
PadresSan DiegoSDWon61-57
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
HOU010000001251
SD10110000–351

W Michael KingL Peter LambertSV Mason Miller

Jackson Merrill's home run helps Padres beat Astros 3-2Jackson Merrill hit his 17th home run of the season to help the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes.
  3.  Isaac Paredes doubles (20) on a fly ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
  4.  Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to left fielder Luis Rengifo. Isaac Paredes to 3rd.
  5.  Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. in foul territory.

Bot 1st

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. walks.SD 60%
  2.  Jake Cronenworth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd.SD 69%
  3.  Manny Machado strikes out on a foul tip.SD 63%
  4.  Ty France walks.
  5.  Jackson Merrill flies into a force out, right fielder Cam Smith to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd. Ty France out at 2nd. Jackson Merrill to 1st.
  6.  Luis Campusano strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  Daulton Varsho grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Michael King.
  2.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  3.  Taylor Trammell homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.SD 55%
  4.  Christian Vázquez grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Gavin Sheets pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Luis Rengifo walks.
  4.  Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Luis Rengifo to 2nd.
  5.  Jake Cronenworth flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell.

Top 3rd

  1.  Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Manny Machado flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
  2.  Ty France grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Jackson Merrill homers (17) on a fly ball to center field.SD 65%
  4.  Luis Campusano flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.

Top 4th

  1.  Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Christian Walker walks.
  3.  Daulton Varsho grounds into a double play, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. Christian Walker out at 2nd. Daulton Varsho out at 1st.SD 69%

Bot 4th

  1.  Gavin Sheets singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Peter Lambert.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Gavin Sheets to 2nd.
  3.  Luis Rengifo grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Gavin Sheets to 3rd.
  4.  Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Gavin Sheets scores.SD 79%
  5.  Fernando Tatis Jr. caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Christian Vázquez to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

Top 5th

  1.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  2.  Taylor Trammell grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Michael King.
  3.  Christian Vázquez pops out to pitcher Michael King.

Bot 5th

  1.  Jake Cronenworth grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Manny Machado singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
  3.  Ty France flies out sharply to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
  4.  Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
  3.  Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

Bot 6th

  1.  Luis Campusano flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
  2.  Gavin Sheets grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
  2.  Christian Walker singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Luis Rengifo.
  3.  Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.
  4.  Cam Smith walks. Christian Walker to 2nd.
  5.  Yainer Diaz walks. Christian Walker to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd.
  6.  Jake Meyers strikes out swinging.SD 87%

Bot 7th

  1.  Luis Rengifo lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
  2.  Fernando Tatis Jr. pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory.
  3.  Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Jake Cronenworth.
  3.  Isaac Paredes grounds into a force out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes to 1st.
  4.  Jose Altuve grounds into a force out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd.

Bot 8th

  1.  Manny Machado grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Bryan King.
  2.  Ty France walks.
  3.  Jackson Merrill grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Ty France out at 2nd. Jackson Merrill to 1st.
  4.  Luis Campusano grounds out, pitcher Bryan King to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 9th

  1.  Christian Walker hit by pitch.SD 84%
  2.  Daulton Varsho grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Mason Miller. Christian Walker to 3rd.
  3.  Cam Smith called out on strikes.SD 92%
  4.  Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen. Christian Walker scores.SD 82%
  5.  LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 1st

  1.  HOU 0, SD 1Jackson Merrill flies into a force out, right fielder Cam Smith to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd. Ty France out at 2nd. Jackson Merrill to 1st.

Top 2nd

  1.  HOU 1, SD 1Taylor Trammell homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.SD 55%

Bot 3rd

  1.  HOU 1, SD 2Jackson Merrill homers (17) on a fly ball to center field.SD 65%

Bot 4th

  1.  HOU 1, SD 3Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Gavin Sheets scores.SD 79%

Top 9th

  1.  HOU 2, SD 3Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen. Christian Walker scores.SD 82%

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · HOU 1–2 SD

Jackson Merrill homers (17) on a fly ball to center field.

See it in the scoring summary
SD 65%SD +13 pts

Game leaders

AstrosHouston

PadresSan Diego

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jeremy Peña SS4000002.302
Yordan Alvarez DH4000002.325
Isaac Paredes 3B4010001.253
Jose Altuve 2B4010001.245
Christian Walker 1B2110010.242
Daulton Varsho CF4000001.236
Cam Smith RF3000013.220
Taylor Trammell LF2111100.236
Yainer Diaz C1011010.259
Christian Vázquez C2000000.216
Jake Meyers LF1000001.213
LaMonte Wade Jr. PH1000000.225
Totals322521311

2B: Paredes.HR: Trammell.RBI: Trammell, Diaz.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Peter Lambert L5.053233973.09
Enyel De Los Santos2.000002254.07
Bryan King1.00001083.54

Video

0:10Starting lineups for Astros at Padres - August 8, 20260:08Michael King against the Astros0:11Fielding alignment for Houston, August 8 vs Padres0:08Bench availability for San Diego, August 8 vs Astros
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