San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians

The San Diego Padres earned a 5-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, using four home runs and a combined three-hit shutout. San Diego scored twice in the second inning, added a run in the fourth, and tacked on single runs in the eighth and ninth to finish the nine-inning win.

Casey Mize set the tone for the Padres, working 6.0 scoreless innings on 86 pitches. He allowed three hits and one walk while striking out three, earning the win to move to 5-7. Jeremiah Estrada followed with a scoreless seventh, allowing no hits with one walk and one strikeout, and received his 12th hold. Adrian Morejon worked a clean eighth inning, and Yuki Matsui closed the shutout with a scoreless ninth, striking out two while issuing one walk.

Tanner Bibee took the loss for Cleveland, falling to 4-13 after allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks over 6.0 innings. He struck out three on 96 pitches. Matt Festa delivered a scoreless inning before Tim Herrin allowed one run in 0.2 innings, with one hit and one walk allowed and two strikeouts. Logan Allen surrendered one run on one hit in 1.0 inning, while Cade Smith recorded the final out.

Luis Rengifo went 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored for San Diego. Jake Cronenworth, Gavin Sheets and Jase Bowen also homered, with each recording one RBI and one run. Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.

José Ramírez led Cleveland’s offense with two hits in three at-bats and a walk. Nathaniel Lowe added the Guardians’ other hit in four at-bats.

San Diego Padres at Cleveland Guardians (2026-08-16). Casey Mize vs Tanner Bibee at Progressive Field.

Casey Mize comes off an outing of 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, and 2 BB, carrying a 3.38 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over 96 innings. Prior to that, his previous two starts produced lines of 3.1 IP, 8 ER, 1 K, 3 BB and 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB. Holding a 4-7 record, he features an 8.63 K/9, a 2.25 BB/9, and a 0.66 HR9, with an upward trend. Tanner Bibee presents a 3.99 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP across 144.1 innings of work this season. In his last three appearances, he recorded 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 4 K, 2 BB followed by 5.2 IP, 3 ER, 10 K, 0 BB and 7.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB. He possesses a 7.11 K/9, a 2.49 BB/9, and a 1.43 HR9 while showing an upward trend and a 4-12 record.

The Padres offense has produced 530 runs alongside a .701 OPS and a .237 batting average. On the mound, San Diego maintains a 4.11 team ERA and a 1.32 team WHIP while posting a 7-3 record across their last ten games. Cleveland's lineup enters with 494 runs, a .684 OPS, and a .233 batting average. The Guardians pitching staff has compiled a 3.84 team ERA paired with a 1.27 team WHIP, and the club sits at 3-7 in their past ten contests.