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Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026Petco Park9:40 PM ETPreview
PIT · Away · 63-69

Pittsburgh Pirates

NL Central · 3rd · 18.5 GB
—:—
9:40 PM ET
SD · Home · 71-60

San Diego Padres

NL West · 5th · 9.0 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Paul Skenes —
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
94th
WHIP
—
52nd
K/9
—
11th
BB/9
—
61st
FIP
3.01
HR/9
—
54th
OPS/R
0.692
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.59
Road ERA4.40
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Michael King —
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
51st
WHIP
—
59th
K/9
—
124th
BB/9
—
131st
FIP
4.28
HR/9
—
84th
OPS/R
0.651
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.21
Road ERA3.56
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Pirates vs — (Michael King)
2nd
in MLB
0.764OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Padres vs — (Paul Skenes)
20th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Pittsburgh Pirates
Stat
San Diego Padres
— (3rd)
Batting Average
— (22nd)
— (4th)
OPS
— (22nd)
— (13th)
Home Runs
— (17th)
— (4th)
Runs Scored
— (21st)
— (22nd)
Team ERA
— (11th)
— (19th)
Team WHIP
— (12th)
— (4th)
K/9 (Starters)
— (21st)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Pirates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.55
0.58
0.52
0.52
0.61
0.58
0.45
0.61
0.51
Runs Allowed
0.45
0.34
0.58
0.59
0.65
0.46
0.58
0.55
0.49
Padres
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.40
0.48
0.34
0.53
0.48
0.38
0.50
0.55
0.66
Runs Allowed
0.44
0.65
0.47
0.53
0.50
0.44
0.48
0.50
0.12

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Pittsburgh Pirates (0–0)
San Diego Padres (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
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Weather at game time
Petco Park
☁
73°F
—
WindNW 4 mph
Precip Chance1%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Pirates @ Padres
PIT
—— flat
SD
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 25, 2026)
NL Central
1Milwaukee Brewers81-50-
2St. Louis Cardinals66-6615.5
3Pittsburgh Pirates63-6918.5
4Cincinnati Reds62-6919.0
5Chicago Cubs75-566.0
NL West
1Los Angeles Dodgers80-51-
2Arizona Diamondbacks69-6211.0
3San Francisco Giants52-7827.5
4Colorado Rockies50-8029.5
5San Diego Padres71-609.0
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