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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Petco ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 2:00 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
3
3–2
FINAL
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 55
2
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesAshcraft leads Ray in P-Score (67 vs 49), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupEvenBoth confirmed lineups are close to their normal everyday configuration.
BullpenPadresSan owns a 3.73 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Pittsburgh's 4.14.
Recent formPadresSan has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Braxton Ashcraft RHP
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.68
64th
WHIP
1.08
27th
K/9
9.58
48th
BB/9
1.99
11th
P-Score67i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.27
113th
OPS/R
–
IP
149.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.73
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
SD
Robbie Ray LHP
Robbie Ray
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.20
58th
WHIP
1.31
135th
K/9
7.65
137th
BB/9
4.45
203rd
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.18
111th
OPS/R
–
IP
137.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.67
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Ashcraft allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.31.
·Ashcraft strikes out 1.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Ray has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.
·Ashcraft carries a 3.59 road ERA, compared with Ray's 3.20 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricAshcraftRayNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 1 GS1.50 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Ashcraft arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%97.3
Curveball26%85.0
Slider22%91.8
Sinker17%97.1
Splitter4%91.8
Ray arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%93.1
Slider23%86.1
Changeup19%86.2
Sinker15%92.6
Knuckle Curve12%79.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs LHP (Robbie Ray)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Padres vs RHP (Braxton Ashcraft)
15th
in MLB
0.722OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs LHP Robbie Ray
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Ray (BvP)
1Nick GonzalesR3B54.7556.6532-for-3Very small sample
2Esmerlyn ValdezRRF75.855171.011No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.78917.8242-for-3Very small sample
4Oneil CruzLCF77.85420.8491-for-3Very small sample
5Rafael Flores Jr.RC68.85811.809No MLB historyNo history
6Brandon LoweL2B76.82435.6121-for-2Very small sample
7Nick YorkeR3B32.5631.5700-for-2Very small sample
8Spencer HorwitzL1B55.70810.608No MLB historyNo history
9Jared TrioloRSS38.6093.6881-for-5Very small sample
1Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .653 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score2Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand 1.011 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .824 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample77H-Score4Oneil Cruz CF · L.280 / .854 · 20 HRvs hand .849 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample77H-Score5Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .612 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score7Nick Yorke 3B · R.212 / .563 · 1 HRvs hand .570 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample32H-Score8Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .608 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score9Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .688 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample38H-Score
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ashcraft (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.82825.782No MLB historyNo history
2Jake CronenworthL2B39.6297.6300-for-1Very small sample
3Manny MachadoR3B71.71030.714No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B80.86521.869No MLB historyNo history
5Jackson MerrillLCF71.74326.744No MLB historyNo history
6Xander BogaertsRSS60.67613.687No MLB historyNo history
7Gavin SheetsL1B55.71017.764No MLB historyNo history
8Freddy FerminRC35.5894.6051-for-1Very small sample
9Dustin HarrisLLF44.7360.803No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .630 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample39H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .869 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .687 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212 / .710 · 17 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Freddy Fermin C · R.203 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .605 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample35H-Score9Dustin Harris LF · L.293 / .736 · 0 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·SDSD
AVG.253 5th.244 17th
OPS.734 6th.717 19th
Home runs186 13th183 15th
Runs767 6th722 15th
OBP.330 4th.319 12th
SLG.404 9th.398 20th
PitchingPITPIT·SDSD
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs3.99
PITSD
WHIP1.30vs1.29
PITSD
K/99.3vs8.2
PITSD
HR Allowed155vs180
PITSD
BullpenPITPIT·SDSD
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.14vs3.73
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.29vs1.25
no league rank
Saves41vs48
PITSD
ResultsPITPIT·SDSD
+3439th
Run differential
+29316th
82–80 Record91–71
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (5–5)
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
San Diego Padres (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—5
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Braxton Ashcraft (3.68 ERA, 13–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Padres?+
Robbie Ray (3.20 ERA, 11–7) 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 Pirates and Padres performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Padres 5–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Braxton Ashcraft is at 67; Robbie Ray is at 49. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.