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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL West

New York Yankees 2, San Diego Padres 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Petco ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 5, 12:55 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score63
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 63
2
2–3
FINAL
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 47
3
T-Score47
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesNew has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Fried leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handYankeesNew has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formYankeesNew has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerYankeesNew has 192 home runs this season, 39 more than San.

Starting pitchers

NYY
Max Fried LHP
Max Fried
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.80
19th
WHIP
1.00
13th
K/9
8.30
103rd
BB/9
2.80
65th
P-Score69i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.30
3rd
OPS/R
–
IP
90.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.83
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
SD
Walker Buehler RHP
Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.66
146th
WHIP
1.36
134th
K/9
7.61
134th
BB/9
3.36
128th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.16
130th
OPS/R
–
IP
131.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.67
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Fried allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.00 WHIP compared with 1.36.
·Fried enters with a 2.80 ERA compared with Buehler's 4.66.
·Fried allows the lower home-run rate: 0.30 vs 1.16 per nine.
·Buehler has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricFriedBuehlerNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 6 GS– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Fried arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter23%91.8
Sinker21%93.1
Four-seam18%94.8
Curveball14%73.7
Sweeper12%79.8
Changeup12%85.6
Slider1%85.9
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

Yankees vs RHP (Walker Buehler)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Padres vs LHP (Max Fried)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Walker Buehler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Buehler (BvP)
1Ben RiceLDH82.89741.9610-for-1Very small sample
2Cody BellingerLLF67.76717.7751-for-2Very small sample
3Luis García Jr.L1B75.83030.9181-for-2Very small sample
4Spencer JonesLCF63.74211.646No MLB historyNo history
5Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.7081-for-2Very small sample
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.7381-for-3Very small sample
7George Lombard Jr.RSS44.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
8Ryan McMahonL3B50.63611.6620-for-1Very small sample
9Austin WellsLC49.62414.6911-for-3Very small sample
1Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample82H-Score2Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample75H-Score4Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score6Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score7George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Ryan McMahon 3B · L.213 / .636 · 11 HRvs hand .662 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample50H-Score9Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs LHP Max Fried
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Fried (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.9873-for-8Very small sample
2Samad TaylorRLF48.7982.764No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.7363-for-17Small sample
4Ty FranceR1B77.86521.8530-for-3Very small sample
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.7203-for-5Very small sample
6Austin HaysRDH35.7053.7990-for-3Very small sample
7Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.6160-for-2Very small sample
8Luis CampusanoRC61.7968.741No MLB historyNo history
9Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.5763-for-12Small sample
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .987 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample84H-Score2Samad Taylor LF · R.316 / .798 · 2 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .736 · 3-for-17 · Small sample68H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .853 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample77H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .720 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample68H-Score6Austin Hays DH · R.280 / .705 · 3 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample35H-Score7Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .616 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score8Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score9Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .576 · 3-for-12 · Small sample38H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYYNYY·SDSD
AVG.235 26th.244 17th
OPS.720 12th.717 19th
Home runs223 2nd183 15th
Runs739 10th722 15th
OBP.311 24th.319 12th
SLG.409 6th.398 20th
PitchingNYYNYY·SDSD
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.23vs3.99
NYYSD
WHIP1.17vs1.29
NYYSD
K/99.1vs8.2
NYYSD
HR Allowed165vs180
NYYSD
BullpenNYYNYY·SDSD
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.26vs3.52
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.19vs1.25
no league rank
Saves45vs48
NYYSD
ResultsNYYNYY·SDSD
+3896th
Run differential
+30718th
93–68 Record91–71
6–4 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
New York Yankees (6–4)
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
San Diego Padres (3–7)
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Max Fried (2.80 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Padres?+
Walker Buehler (4.66 ERA, 8–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 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 Yankees and Padres performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Padres 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Max Fried is at 69; Walker Buehler is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.