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San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 18, 10:25 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 2, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 56
5
5–2
FINAL
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 47
2
T-Score47
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsThe starters are close overall, but Thornton owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handPadresSan has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupEvenBoth confirmed lineups are close to their normal everyday configuration.
BullpenPadresSan has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formPadresSan has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

SD
Robbie Ray LHP
Robbie Ray
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.28
58th
WHIP
1.33
134th
K/9
7.72
136th
BB/9
4.44
202nd
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.16
109th
OPS/R
–
IP
131.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.88
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYM
Zac Thornton LHP
Zac Thornton
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.78
47th
WHIP
1.10
50th
K/9
5.76
183rd
BB/9
2.58
13th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.79
166th
OPS/R
–
IP
45.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.89
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Thornton allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.33.
·Ray owns a 7.7 K/9 compared with Thornton's 5.8.
·Thornton allows the lower home-run rate: 0.79 vs 1.16 per nine.
·Thornton enters with a 2.78 ERA compared with Ray's 3.28.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricRayThorntonNote
Career vs opponent3.38 ERA, 1 GS–Career history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Ray arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.1
Slider23%86.1
Changeup19%86.2
Sinker14%92.6
Knuckle Curve12%79.6
Thornton arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter31%88.5
Four-seam26%92.3
Sweeper16%79.9
Slider8%84.7
Sinker8%92.3
Curveball6%82.9
Changeup4%84.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs LHP (Zac Thornton)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mets vs LHP (Robbie Ray)
23rd
in MLB
0.687OPS
.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 Zac Thornton
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Thornton (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.82825.987No MLB historyNo history
2Luis RengifoSLF42.6364.570No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B71.71030.736No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B80.86521.853No MLB historyNo history
5Jackson MerrillLCF71.74326.720No MLB historyNo history
6Xander BogaertsRSS60.67613.616No MLB historyNo history
7Austin HaysRDH36.7053.799No MLB historyNo history
8Freddy FerminRC35.5894.521No MLB historyNo history
9Jake CronenworthL2B39.6297.576No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .987 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score2Luis Rengifo LF · S.240 / .636 · 4 HRvs hand .570 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .853 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .720 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .616 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Austin Hays DH · R.280 / .705 · 3 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score8Freddy Fermin C · R.203 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .521 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score9Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .576 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs LHP Robbie Ray
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Ray (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS70.73221.6231-for-9Very small sample
2Bo BichetteR3B61.70218.7733-for-9Very small sample
3Luis Robert Jr.RCF58.70711.7531-for-11Small sample
4Carson BengeLRF67.77620.724No MLB historyNo history
5Francisco AlvarezRC62.71016.6062-for-4Very small sample
6Christopher MorelR1B22.4741.405No MLB historyNo history
7Marcus SemienR2B46.62015.6612-for-13Small sample
8A.J. EwingLCF60.70011.716No MLB historyNo history
9Luis TorrensRC56.6919.7483-for-14Small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .623 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample70H-Score2Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .773 · 3-for-9 · Very small sample61H-Score3Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · 1-for-11 · Small sample58H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .606 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample62H-Score6Christopher Morel 1B · R.173 / .474 · 1 HRvs hand .405 · No MLB history · No history22H-Score7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .661 · 2-for-13 · Small sample46H-Score8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .748 · 3-for-14 · Small sample56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·NYMNYM
AVG.244 17th.239 22nd
OPS.717 18th.706 23rd
Home runs183 15th204 7th
Runs722 15th699 20th
OBP.319 11th.310 25th
SLG.398 19th.396 21st
PitchingSDSD·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.99vs4.15
SDNYM
WHIP1.29vs1.29
SDNYM
K/98.2vs9.1
SDNYM
HR Allowed180vs184
SDNYM
BullpenSDSD·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.77vs4.41
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.26vs1.34
no league rank
Saves48vs31
SDNYM
ResultsSDSD·NYMNYM
+28015th
Run differential
+23221st
91–71 Record74–88
7–3 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (7–3)
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
New York Mets (7–3)
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Robbie Ray (3.28 ERA, 10–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mets?+
Zac Thornton (2.78 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Citi Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
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 Mets performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mets 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Robbie Ray is at 50; Zac Thornton is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.