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Miami Marlins 3, San Diego Padres 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Petco ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 22, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
Miami Marlins
80–82 · 3rd NL East · T-Score 54
3
3–7
FINAL · 9 innings
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 54
7
T-Score54
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Sandy AlcantaraMIA
StarterLoss
6.0841397
Walker BuehlerSD
StarterWin
6.2332689
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
MIAMiami Marlins000000300341
SDSan Diego Padres0202001207100
Top hitters
Jake Cronenworth3-for-4 · 2 HR · 5 RBI
Javier Sanoja1-for-3 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
Fernando Tatis Jr.1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Samad Taylor3-for-3 · 1 RBI
Jackson Merrill1-for-4 · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMarlinsThe starters are close overall, but Alcantara owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handMarlinsMiami has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenPadresSan has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formPadresBuehler has a 3.04 ERA over his last five starts, while Alcantara is at 6.35.
Recent formPadresSan has won 9 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

MIA
Sandy Alcantara RHP
Sandy Alcantara
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.84
88th
WHIP
1.23
82nd
K/9
6.51
194th
BB/9
2.53
51st
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.00
77th
OPS/R
–
IP
206.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.35
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
SD
Walker Buehler RHP
Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.58
146th
WHIP
1.37
131st
K/9
7.66
134th
BB/9
3.39
128th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
130th
OPS/R
–
IP
143.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.04
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Buehler owns a 7.7 K/9 compared with Alcantara's 6.5.
·The WHIP gap favors Alcantara, 1.23 to 1.37.
·Alcantara enters with a 3.84 ERA compared with Buehler's 4.58.
·Alcantara averages 1.6 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Alcantara arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker26%97.3
Changeup21%90.8
Four-seam18%97.5
Cutter15%89.9
Sweeper9%84.2
Slider7%85.0
Curveball4%82.8
Buehler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%90.4
Four-seam20%94.0
Sinker20%94.2
Slider11%87.1
Changeup9%89.3
Knuckle Curve8%78.3
Sweeper7%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Marlins vs RHP (Walker Buehler)
7th
in MLB
0.743OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Padres vs RHP (Sandy Alcantara)
15th
in MLB
0.722OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 20, 2:11 PM ET
MIAMIA
.740
EvenOPS edge
SDSD
.740

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Miami MarlinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Walker Buehler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Buehler (BvP)
1Kyle StowersL1B72.79021.8212-for-3Very small sample
2Otto LopezRSS70.78611.7651-for-2Very small sample
3Griffin ConineLRF72.84619.9220-for-2Very small sample
4Heriberto HernándezRLF73.75525.7330-for-3Very small sample
5Jakob MarseeLCF55.70711.7210-for-2Very small sample
6Javier SanojaR3B63.79111.753No MLB historyNo history
7Graham PauleyL3B36.6304.6520-for-2Very small sample
8Joe MackLC55.68514.7300-for-2Very small sample
9Deyvison De Los SantosR1B—.3530.231No MLB historyNo history
1Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239 / .790 · 21 HRvs hand .821 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample72H-Score2Otto Lopez SS · R.305 / .786 · 11 HRvs hand .765 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score3Griffin Conine RF · L.264 / .846 · 19 HRvs hand .922 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample72H-Score4Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .733 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score5Jakob Marsee CF · L.231 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .721 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score6Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Graham Pauley 3B · L.211 / .630 · 4 HRvs hand .652 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample36H-Score8Joe Mack C · L.234 / .685 · 14 HRvs hand .730 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score9Deyvison De Los Santos 1B · R.143 / .353 · 0 HRvs hand .231 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Sandy Alcantara
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Alcantara (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.82825.7822-for-8Very small sample
2Dustin HarrisLLF44.7360.803No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B71.71030.7149-for-15Small sample
4Ty FranceR1B80.86521.8690-for-2Very small sample
5Jackson MerrillLCF71.74326.7441-for-4Very small sample
6Xander BogaertsRSS60.67613.6876-for-14Small sample
7Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.6301-for-6Very small sample
8Samad TaylorRLF50.7982.812No MLB historyNo history
9Ethan SalasLC—.7372.834No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .782 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample87H-Score2Dustin Harris LF · L.293 / .736 · 0 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .714 · 9-for-15 · Small sample71H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .869 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample80H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample71H-Score6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .687 · 6-for-14 · Small sample60H-Score7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .630 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample38H-Score8Samad Taylor LF · R.316 / .798 · 2 HRvs hand .812 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Ethan Salas C · L.256 / .737 · 2 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMIAMIA·SDSD
AVG.249 7th.244 17th
OPS.726 9th.717 19th
Home runs168 23rd183 15th
Runs715 18th722 15th
OBP.326 5th.319 12th
SLG.400 16th.398 20th
PitchingMIAMIA·SDSD
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.09vs3.99
MIASD
WHIP1.28vs1.29
MIASD
K/98.3vs8.2
MIASD
HR Allowed171vs180
MIASD
BullpenMIAMIA·SDSD
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.37vs3.59
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.24
no league rank
Saves35vs48
MIASD
ResultsMIAMIA·SDSD
+30515th
Run differential
+29716th
80–82 Record91–71
4–6 Last 109–1
Last 10 games
Miami Marlins (4–6)
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
San Diego Padres (9–1)
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Sandy Alcantara (3.84 ERA, 13–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Padres?+
Walker Buehler (4.58 ERA, 8–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Petco Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Marlins and Padres performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Padres 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sandy Alcantara is at 58; Walker Buehler is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.
Marlins 3, Padres 7 — Final Score, Sep 20, 2026 | PitcherStat