Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres

65-69, 31-37 Away

Final

71-62, 40-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
S. Horwitz1B	1-4	0	0	0	.252
B. LoweDH	0-4	0	0	0	.250
B. ReynoldsLF	2-4	0	0	0	.263
N. Gonzales2B	1-4	0	0	0	.307
O. CruzCF	1-3	1	1	1	.260
J. MangumRF	0-3	0	0	0	.290
B. CookRF	0-0	0	0	0	.180
J. GonzalezSS	0-3	0	0	0	.215
J. Triolo3B	1-3	0	0	0	.240
H. DavisC	0-1	0	0	0	.167
R. Flores Jr.PH-C	0-1	0	0	0	.262

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
P. Skenes	6.0	3	0	4	87-55	3.79
C. Doval	1.0	0	1	2	17-10	3.83
G. Soto	1.0	0	0	0	11-10	3.32
M. Montgomery	1.0	0	1	2	24-16	3.19

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Petco Park

7:10 AM, 26 August 2026

San Diego, California

Attendance: 40,709

Game Time:2:22

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Second Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Third Base Umpire - Dan Merzel

Oneil Cruz homers off Mason Miller in 9th, sending Pirates to a 1-0 win over Padres

— Oneil Cruz hit the first homer allowed by Mason Miller in over a year with two outs in the ninth Tuesday night, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Aug 26, 2026, 09:44 am - AP


PIT
SD

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				PIT	SD
		9th	Cruz homered to right (379 feet).	1	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Pirates
3
Padres
2

Game 1

25/8

Pirates
1
Padres
0

Game 2

26/8

Pirates
0
Padres
3

Game 3

27/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	100	62	.617	-	W3
San Diego	91	71	.562	9	W2
Arizona	86	76	.531	14	L2
San Francisco	65	97	.401	35	L5
Colorado	58	104	.358	42	L1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres

Oneil Cruz homers off Mason Miller in 9th, sending Pirates to a 1-0 win over Padres

G. Soto6-4

M. Miller4-2

M. Montgomery6

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