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

9:40 PM, August 25, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

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, 12:14 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.

OpenMLTotalRL

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(65-69)

(65-69, 31-37 Away)

(65-69)

Paul Skenes

(9-11, 3.97)

-103

San Diego PadresPadresSD

(71-62)

(71-62, 40-28 Home)

(71-62)

Michael King

(9-9, 3.11)

u7.5

-126

Pirates
3
Padres
2

Game 1

8/24

Pirates
1
Padres
0

Game 2

8/25

Pirates
0
Padres
3

Game 3

8/26

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	87	54	.617	-	L1
Chicago	79	62	.560	8	W1
St. Louis	70	71	.496	17	L1
Pittsburgh	69	72	.489	18	W1
Cincinnati	67	73	.479	19.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	83	57	.593	-	W1
Arizona	74	67	.525	9.5	W1
San Diego	73	67	.521	10	L2
San Francisco	58	83	.411	25.5	L1
Colorado	54	86	.386	29	W2

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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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