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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, San Diego Padres 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Petco ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 12:10 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
1
1–0
FINAL
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 55
0
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .749 OPS vs RHP, 6th in MLB; San ranks 15th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Starter formPadresKing has a 3.94 ERA over his last five starts, while Skenes is at 6.46.
Recent formPadresSan has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Paul Skenes RHP
Paul Skenes
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.95
83rd
WHIP
1.14
38th
K/9
11.07
29th
BB/9
2.65
54th
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.91
84th
OPS/R
–
IP
139.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.46
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
SD
Michael King RHP
Michael King
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.38
35th
WHIP
1.17
67th
K/9
7.73
131st
BB/9
3.50
137th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.09
66th
OPS/R
–
IP
149.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.94
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Skenes strikes out 3.3 more batters per nine innings.
·King has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·King enters with a 3.38 ERA compared with Skenes's 3.95.
·Skenes has the stronger command profile, with a 2.6 BB/9 versus 3.5.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSkenesKingNote
Career vs opponent1.42 ERA, 1 GS3.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper16%84.3
Changeup12%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter10%93.2
Slider9%86.6
Curveball0%81.8
King arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker28%93.2
Changeup26%86.5
Four-seam20%94.3
Sweeper19%82.0
Slider7%85.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Michael King)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Padres vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
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 RHP Michael King
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs King (BvP)
1Spencer HorwitzL1B55.70810.7340-for-3Very small sample
2Brandon LoweL2B76.82435.9100-for-2Very small sample
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.78917.7793-for-7Very small sample
4Nick GonzalesR3B54.7556.7901-for-3Very small sample
5Oneil CruzLCF77.85420.8581-for-3Very small sample
6Jake MangumSCF42.6945.7000-for-2Very small sample
7Jacob GonzalezLSS43.6387.691No MLB historyNo history
8Jared TrioloRSS38.6093.5740-for-2Very small sample
9Henry DavisRC49.58510.658No MLB historyNo history
1Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · 3-for-7 · Very small sample77H-Score4Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .790 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score5Oneil Cruz CF · L.280 / .854 · 20 HRvs hand .858 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample77H-Score6Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score7Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .574 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample38H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Paul Skenes
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Skenes (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.82825.7821-for-3Very small sample
2Jake CronenworthL2B39.6297.6300-for-1Very small sample
3Manny MachadoR3B71.71030.7140-for-2Very small sample
4Ty FranceR1B80.86521.8691-for-3Very small sample
5Jackson MerrillLCF71.74326.7440-for-3Very small sample
6Luis RengifoSLF42.6364.6770-for-2Very small sample
7Luis CampusanoRC63.7968.791No MLB historyNo history
8Xander BogaertsRSS60.67613.6871-for-3Very small sample
9Dustin HarrisLLF44.7360.803No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .782 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample87H-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 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .869 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample80H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample71H-Score6Luis Rengifo LF · S.240 / .636 · 4 HRvs hand .677 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score7Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .791 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .687 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-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 ERA4.08vs3.69
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.28vs1.27
no league rank
Saves41vs48
PITSD
ResultsPITPIT·SDSD
+3439th
Run differential
+29316th
82–80 Record91–71
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (5–5)
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
San Diego Padres (6–4)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—5
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Paul Skenes (3.95 ERA, 9–11) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Padres?+
Michael King (3.38 ERA, 8–9) 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?+
Paul Skenes is at 65; Michael King is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.