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Today · 4:05 PM ETLineup pendingNL West

San Diego Padres   vs   San Francisco Giants Preview

September 12, 2026

Starting pitchers, lineup status, recent form and weather at Oracle Park.

4:05 PM ET · Oracle ParkStats availableLineups not confirmed
T-Score60
San Diego Padres
78–68 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 60
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First pitch 4:05 PM ET
San Francisco Giants
62–85 · 4th NL West · T-Score 32
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T-Score32
First pitch 4:05 PM ET

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGiantsPerdomo leads King in P-Score (– vs 65), WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handGiantsSan owns a .732 OPS vs RHP, 10th in MLB; San ranks 21th vs LHP.
Team strengthPadresSan leads 60–32 in T-Score.
WeatherHigh impactRain risk exceeds 4% around first pitch with a possible delay window.

Starting pitchers

SD
Michael King RHP
Michael King
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.00
31st
WHIP
1.17
60th
K/9
7.71
134th
BB/9
3.54
142nd
P-Score65i
FIP
4.17
HR/9
0.96
73rd
OPS/R
0.672
IP
168.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.74
Road ERA3.29
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Perdomo allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.80 WHIP compared with 1.17.
·Perdomo enters with a 0.90 ERA compared with King's 3.00.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKingPerdomoNote
ERA−7522Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.173.40
WAR2.30.2Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

King arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker28%93.1
Changeup27%86.5
Four-seam20%94.2
Sweeper20%82.0
Slider5%85.3
Perdomo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%93.1
Slider30%86.0
Changeup24%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs LHP (Cesar Perdomo)
21st
in MLB
0.691OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Giants vs RHP (Michael King)
10th
in MLB
0.732OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Lineup pendingOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page →
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsSDSD·SFSF
+19117th
Run differential
+11325th
78–68 Record62–85
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (0–0)
San Francisco Giants (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Michael King is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Giants?+
Cesar Perdomo is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:05 PM ET at Oracle Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.