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FinalFinal lineupsNL West

San Diego Padres 1, Arizona Diamondbacks 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Chase FieldStats updated Aug 3, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score52
San Diego Padres
83–69 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 52
1
1–5
FINAL
Arizona Diamondbacks
80–73 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 48
5
T-Score48
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 handPadresSan owns a .714 OPS vs RHP, 16th in MLB; Arizona ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupPadresSan's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formPadresSan has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.
WeatherModerate impactA 3 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Starting pitchers

SD
Michael King RHP
Michael King
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.03
32nd
WHIP
1.15
51st
K/9
7.61
128th
BB/9
3.39
131st
P-Score60i
FIP
4.23
HR/9
1.03
79th
OPS/R
0.680
IP
175.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.74
Road ERA3.34
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.79
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
AZ
Brandon Pfaadt RHP
Brandon Pfaadt
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.77
77th
WHIP
1.17
58th
K/9
6.10
203rd
BB/9
2.10
24th
P-Score56i
FIP
4.10
HR/9
1.02
75th
OPS/R
0.594
IP
124.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.14
Road ERA3.34
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.88
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·King strikes out 1.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Pfaadt walks 1.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·King enters with a 3.03 ERA compared with Pfaadt's 3.77.
·Pfaadt averages 2.3 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKingPfaadtNote
ERA−7584Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.234.10
WAR2.31.6Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

King arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker28%93.1
Changeup27%86.5
Four-seam20%94.2
Sweeper19%82.0
Slider6%85.3
Pfaadt arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.2
Sinker17%93.1
Changeup16%87.0
Curveball15%82.4
Sweeper14%84.2
Cutter11%90.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs RHP (Brandon Pfaadt)
16th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Diamondbacks vs RHP (Michael King)
28th
in MLB
0.689OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Pfaadt
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pfaadt (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF85.81623.766No MLB historyNo history
2Jake CronenworthL2B37.5905.588No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B75.72528.727No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B80.86920.877No MLB historyNo history
5Jackson MerrillLCF74.74625.751No MLB historyNo history
6Luis RengifoSLF44.6364.677No MLB historyNo history
7Luis CampusanoRC68.8238.828No MLB historyNo history
8Xander BogaertsRSS59.64411.651No MLB historyNo history
9Sung-Mun SongL2B34.5331.552No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.286 / .816 · 23 HRvs hand .766 · No MLB history · No history85H-Score2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.216 / .590 · 5 HRvs hand .588 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.221 / .725 · 28 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.294 / .869 · 20 HRvs hand .877 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.256 / .746 · 25 HRvs hand .751 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score6Luis Rengifo LF · S.240 / .636 · 4 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score7Luis Campusano C · R.273 / .823 · 8 HRvs hand .828 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.222 / .644 · 11 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score9Sung-Mun Song 2B · L.187 / .533 · 1 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
Arizona DiamondbacksOfficial lineupvs RHP Michael King
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs King (BvP)
1Corbin CarrollLRF80.79521.726No MLB historyNo history
2Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7229.730No MLB historyNo history
3Max KeplerLLF38.5652.539No MLB historyNo history
4Ketel MarteS2B76.75822.700No MLB historyNo history
5Nolan ArenadoR3B64.77026.744No MLB historyNo history
6Adrian Del CastilloLDH34.5625.615No MLB historyNo history
7Tim TawaR1B59.70010.746No MLB historyNo history
8James McCannRC55.7435.840No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF44.6833.655No MLB historyNo history
1Corbin Carroll RF · L.238 / .795 · 21 HRvs hand .726 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score2Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.252 / .722 · 9 HRvs hand .730 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Max Kepler LF · L.205 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .539 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score4Ketel Marte 2B · S.250 / .758 · 22 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Nolan Arenado 3B · R.243 / .770 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Adrian Del Castillo DH · L.196 / .562 · 5 HRvs hand .615 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score7Tim Tawa 1B · R.242 / .700 · 10 HRvs hand .746 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score8James McCann C · R.282 / .743 · 5 HRvs hand .840 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.254 / .683 · 3 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·AZAZ
AVG.241 20th.244 14th
OPS.711 23rd.713 20th
Home runs171 19th154 26th
Runs659 21st678 17th
OBP.317 15th.316 17th
SLG.394 25th.397 21st
PitchingSDSD·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.96vs4.09
SDAZ
WHIP1.29vs1.28
SDAZ
K/98.2vs7.1
SDAZ
HR Allowed170vs171
SDAZ
BullpenSDSD·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.15vs4.03
no league rank
Saves47vs37
SDAZ
ResultsSDSD·AZAZ
+21616th
Run differential
+22015th
83–69 Record80–73
8–2 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (8–2)
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
Arizona Diamondbacks (6–4)
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Michael King (3.38 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Brandon Pfaadt (4.00 ERA, 5–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at Chase Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Padres and Diamondbacks performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Diamondbacks 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Michael King is at 60; Brandon Pfaadt is at 56. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.