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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / AL Central

San Diego Padres 1, Cleveland Guardians 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 15, 9:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 54
1
1–6
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
6
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPadresThe starters are close overall, but Peralta owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handPadresSan has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupPadresSan's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formPadresSan has won 8 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

SD
Wandy Peralta LHP
Wandy Peralta
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.39
WHIP
1.38
K/9
5.61
BB/9
3.25
FIP
–
HR/9
0.74
OPS/R
–
IP
61.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.91
62nd
WHIP
1.48
164th
K/9
9.93
42nd
BB/9
4.21
204th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
119.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.63
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cantillo strikes out 4.3 more batters per nine innings.
·The WHIP gap favors Peralta, 1.38 to 1.48.
·Peralta allows the lower home-run rate: 0.74 vs 1.13 per nine.
·Cantillo averages 3.8 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Peralta arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker42%96.0
Changeup34%89.5
Slider15%89.3
Four-seam9%96.4
Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball30%80.0
Changeup24%80.9
Cutter8%87.0
Slider4%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Wandy Peralta)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.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 Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.82825.9870-for-1Very small sample
2Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.5761-for-1Very small sample
3Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.736No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B80.86521.8530-for-1Very small sample
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.7200-for-1Very small sample
6Luis CampusanoRC63.7968.741No MLB historyNo history
7Austin HaysRDH34.7053.7990-for-2Very small sample
8Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.6160-for-1Very small sample
9Freddy FerminRC33.5894.5210-for-1Very small sample
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .987 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample87H-Score2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .576 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample38H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .853 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample80H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .720 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample68H-Score6Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Austin Hays DH · R.280 / .705 · 3 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample34H-Score8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .616 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample57H-Score9Freddy Fermin C · R.203 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .521 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample33H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs LHP Wandy Peralta
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Peralta (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.609No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.844No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B61.68812.8351-for-3Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.9710-for-4Very small sample
5Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.2962-for-6Very small sample
6Angel GenaoS2B43.5722.598No MLB historyNo history
7Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.526No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC51.60710.4591-for-2Very small sample
9Petey HalpinLCF31.5944.338No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .835 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .296 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample68H-Score6Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .598 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .526 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .459 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score9Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .338 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·CLECLE
AVG.244 17th.239 22nd
OPS.717 19th.696 26th
Home runs183 15th162 27th
Runs722 15th678 24th
OBP.319 12th.316 17th
SLG.398 20th.380 27th
PitchingSDSD·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.99vs3.77
SDCLE
WHIP1.29vs1.26
SDCLE
K/98.2vs9.6
SDCLE
HR Allowed180vs175
SDCLE
BullpenSDSD·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.75vs3.62
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.21
no league rank
Saves48vs46
SDCLE
ResultsSDSD·CLECLE
+29716th
Run differential
+28519th
91–71 Record85–77
8–2 Last 102–8
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (8–2)
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (2–8)
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Wandy Peralta (3.39 ERA, 2–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.91 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
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 Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 0–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.