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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL Central

San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

12:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 2, 3:45 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
3–7
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 31
7
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPadresMize leads Williamson in P-Score (47 vs 33), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handPadresSan owns a .706 OPS vs LHP, 14th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th vs RHP.
LineupPadresSan's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenPadresSan owns a 3.62 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.59.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

SD
Casey Mize RHP
Casey Mize
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.45
124th
WHIP
1.10
82nd
K/9
7.88
140th
BB/9
2.22
60th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.90
122nd
OPS/R
–
IP
109.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.96
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CIN
Brandon Williamson LHP
Brandon Williamson
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.11
179th
WHIP
1.64
180th
K/9
6.11
204th
BB/9
6.43
211th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.29
172nd
OPS/R
–
IP
28.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.40
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
126
How the starters differ
·Mize allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.64.
·Mize enters with a 3.45 ERA compared with Williamson's 6.11.
·Mize strikes out 1.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Williamson has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.39 more per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMizeWilliamsonNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Mize arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%93.3
Slider28%87.4
Splitter24%87.7
Sinker10%93.5
Slurve4%81.2
Williamson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter33%89.5
Changeup21%85.3
Four-seam17%92.8
Sweeper11%81.4
Curveball9%75.2
Sinker8%93.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs LHP (Brandon Williamson)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Casey Mize)
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
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Williamson (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.9871-for-2Very small sample
2Samad TaylorRLF48.7982.764No MLB historyNo history
3Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.720No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B77.86521.8531-for-1Very small sample
5Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.6160-for-2Very small sample
6Ethan SalasLC—.7372.000No MLB historyNo history
7Austin HaysRDH35.7053.7991-for-2Very small sample
8Luis CampusanoRC61.7968.741No MLB historyNo history
9Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.576No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .987 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample84H-Score2Samad Taylor LF · R.316 / .798 · 2 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score3Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .720 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .853 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample77H-Score5Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .616 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score6Ethan Salas C · L.256 / .737 · 2 HRvs hand .000 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Austin Hays DH · R.280 / .705 · 3 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample35H-Score8Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score9Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .576 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Casey Mize
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Mize (BvP)
1Héctor RodríguezLRF42.6806.7820-for-1Very small sample
2Elly De La CruzSSS84.88030.8341-for-1Very small sample
3Sal StewartR1B75.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
4JJ BledayLLF67.74024.7790-for-2Very small sample
5Tyler StephensonRC68.72715.7481 PAVery small sample
6Dane MyersRCF57.7218.6781-for-1Very small sample
7Juan BritoS2B40.6833.5381-for-1Very small sample
8Matt McLainR2B48.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
9Edwin ArroyoS2B21.5300.513No MLB historyNo history
1Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample42H-Score2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 1-for-1 · 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 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score5Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · 1 PA · Very small sample68H-Score6Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample57H-Score7Juan Brito 2B · S.245 / .683 · 3 HRvs hand .538 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample40H-Score8Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history48H-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 ERA3.62vs4.59
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.40
no league rank
Saves48vs42
SDCIN
ResultsSDSD·CINCIN
+30718th
Run differential
+18629th
91–71 Record75–87
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (4–6)
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Cincinnati Reds (5–5)
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Casey Mize (3.45 ERA, 5–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Brandon Williamson (6.11 ERA, 2–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
12:40 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?+
Casey Mize is at 47; Brandon Williamson is at 33. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.