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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL Central

San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 1, 9:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score47
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 47
3
3–4
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 31
4
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPadresVásquez owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handPadresSan owns a .706 OPS vs LHP, 14th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th vs RHP.
LineupPadresSan's official lineup includes 8 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenPadresSan owns a 3.56 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.60.
Recent formPadresSan has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

SD
Randy Vásquez RHP
Randy Vásquez
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.02
90th
WHIP
1.28
103rd
K/9
5.56
217th
BB/9
2.49
42nd
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.10
83rd
OPS/R
–
IP
123.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.57
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Nick Lodolo LHP
Nick Lodolo
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.24
165th
WHIP
1.54
186th
K/9
7.29
175th
BB/9
3.76
162nd
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.71
193rd
OPS/R
–
IP
79.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.13
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Vásquez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.28 WHIP compared with 1.54.
·Lodolo strikes out 1.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Vásquez allows the lower home-run rate: 1.10 vs 1.71 per nine.
·Vásquez enters with a 4.02 ERA compared with Lodolo's 5.24.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricVásquezLodoloNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 4 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Vásquez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%95.1
Cutter24%91.0
Sinker17%95.1
Changeup9%88.6
Curveball8%84.1
Slider6%86.0
Sweeper5%84.3
Lodolo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.8
Sinker26%93.6
Curveball25%82.4
Changeup22%88.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs LHP (Nick Lodolo)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Randy Vásquez)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.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 LHP Nick Lodolo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Lodolo (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.9871-for-8Very small sample
2Samad TaylorRLF48.7982.764No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.7362-for-3Very small sample
4Ty FranceR1B77.86521.8530-for-3Very small sample
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.7200-for-4Very small sample
6Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.6162-for-6Very small sample
7Austin HaysRDH35.7053.7991-for-2Very small sample
8Freddy FerminRC35.5894.5491-for-1Very small sample
9Jase BowenRRF22.4382.656No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .987 · 1-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 · 2-for-3 · Very 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 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample68H-Score6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .616 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample57H-Score7Austin Hays DH · R.280 / .705 · 3 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample35H-Score8Freddy Fermin C · R.203 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .549 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample35H-Score9Jase Bowen RF · R.146 / .438 · 2 HRvs hand .656 · No MLB history · No history22H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Vásquez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Vásquez (BvP)
1Héctor RodríguezLRF42.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
2Elly De La CruzSSS84.88030.8340-for-2Very small sample
3Sal StewartR1B75.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
4JJ BledayLLF67.74024.7792-for-3Very small sample
5Matt McLainR2B48.60815.5522-for-3Very small sample
6Jose TrevinoRC30.5575.607No MLB historyNo history
7Juan BritoS2B40.6833.538No MLB historyNo history
8TJ FriedlLCF29.5104.5142-for-2Very small sample
9Edwin ArroyoS2B21.5300.513No MLB historyNo history
1Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample84H-Score3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample67H-Score5Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample48H-Score6Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score7Juan Brito 2B · S.245 / .683 · 3 HRvs hand .538 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8TJ Friedl CF · L.172 / .510 · 4 HRvs hand .514 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample29H-Score9Edwin Arroyo 2B · S.223 / .530 · 0 HRvs hand .513 · No MLB history · No history21H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·CINCIN
AVG.244 17th.229 30th
OPS.717 19th.699 25th
Home runs183 15th213 4th
Runs722 15th666 27th
OBP.319 12th.305 30th
SLG.398 20th.394 25th
PitchingSDSD·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.99vs4.83
SDCIN
WHIP1.29vs1.44
SDCIN
K/98.2vs8.1
SDCIN
HR Allowed180vs214
SDCIN
BullpenSDSD·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.56vs4.60
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.25vs1.40
no league rank
Saves48vs42
SDCIN
ResultsSDSD·CINCIN
+30718th
Run differential
+18629th
91–71 Record75–87
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (5–5)
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
Cincinnati Reds (4–6)
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Randy Vásquez (4.02 ERA, 10–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Nick Lodolo (5.24 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Great American Ball Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
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 Reds performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Reds 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Randy Vásquez is at 47; Nick Lodolo is at 40. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.