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    Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres

    PIT
    Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
    65-70, 31-38 Away
    0
    65-70, 31-38 Away
    Final
    SD
    San Diego PadresPadresSD
    72-62, 41-28 Home
    3
    72-62, 41-28 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    S. Horwitz1B
    2-5000.254
    Today's at BatsFull Player Profile
    • 1st: Horwitz grounded out to shortstop.
    • 4th: Horwitz singled to right.
    • 6th: Horwitz singled to center.
    • 7th: Horwitz struck out swinging.
    • 9th: Horwitz popped out to shortstop.
    B. Lowe2B
    0-2000.249
    B. ReynoldsDH
    1-4000.263
    E. ValdezRF
    1-4000.249
    O. CruzCF
    0-3000.257
    N. Gonzales3B
    0-3000.305
    J. MangumLF
    0-3000.287
    R. Flores Jr.C
    0-4000.246
    J. GonzalezSS
    0-2000.213
    J. TrioloPH-SS
    1-2000.242
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    B. Chandler
    5.2412383-544.26
    L. Bachar
    1.1000116-103.70
    K. Yates
    0.2312135-203.49
    N. Murdock
    0.100005-50.00
    Full Box Score

    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    PITSD
    Hits
    5
    7
    Home Runs
    0
    0
    Total Bases
    5
    11
    Runners LOB
    10
    6

    Game Information

    Petco Park
    Petco Park
    4:10 PM, August 26, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
    San Diego, California
    Attendance: 40,413
    Game Time:2:48
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
    • First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
    • Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
    • Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

    Merrill, Vásquez lead the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates

    — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
    Aug 26, 2026, 07:13 pm - AP
    PIT
    SD
    123456789RHE
    000000000051
    01010001-370
    R. Vasquez
    win

    R. Vasquez10-6

    5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
    B. Chandler
    loss

    B. Chandler6-9

    5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
    B. Rodriguez
    save

    B. Rodriguez2

    2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    PITSD
    2ndRengifo singled to right, Merrill scored.01
    4thMerrill tripled to right, Machado scored.02
    8thCronenworth doubled to center, Fermin scored.03
    Full Play-By-Play
    Data is currently unavailable.
    OpenMLTotalRL
    Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
    (65-70)
    (65-70, 31-38 Away)
    (65-70)
    Bubba Chandler
    (6-9, 4.26)
    o8
    -118
    +126
    o8.5
    -102
    +1.5
    -188
    San Diego PadresPadresSD
    (72-62)
    (72-62, 41-28 Home)
    (72-62)
    Randy Vasquez
    (10-6, 4.02)
    -131
    ML
    -135
    u8.5
    -119
    -1.5
    +154
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    PIT wins 2-1

    • Pirates
      3
    • Padres
      2
    Game 1
    8/24
    • Pirates
      1
    • Padres
      0
    Game 2
    8/25
    • Pirates
      0
    • Padres
      3
    Game 3
    8/26

    2026 National League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Milwaukee8552.620-L1
    Chicago7760.5628L1
    St. Louis6870.49317.5L2
    Pittsburgh6771.48618.5W2
    Cincinnati6572.47420W1
    Full Standings

    2026 National League West Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Los Angeles8255.599-W1
    Arizona7365.5299.5L1
    San Diego7265.52610L3
    San Francisco5681.40926W1
    Colorado5285.38030L4
    Full Standings

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