| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Game 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Game 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Game 2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Game 3 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
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7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
San Diego Pitcher
N. Pivetta
(L)
Pittsburgh Pitcher
P. Skenes
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+122 | 6o (2) | +1.5 |
|
|
-144 | 6u | -1.5 (4.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Laureano | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| F. Tatis Jr. | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .195 |
| J. Merrill | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 |
| M. Machado | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .206 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| G. Sheets | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| M. Andujar | DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| F. Fermin | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 |
| J. Cronenworth | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .162 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Cruz | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .295 |
| B. Lowe | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .243 |
| B. Reynolds | LF -RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 |
| R. O'Hearn | RF -1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| N. Yorke | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 |
| N. Gonzales | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 |
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| J. Mangum | PH -LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| K. Griffin | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| H. Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Pivetta (L 1-2) | 5 .0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5.54 |
| B. Rodriguez | 1 .0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| W. Peralta | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| A. Morejon | 0 .1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
| R. Marinaccio | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Skenes (W 2-1) | 6 .1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.25 |
| I. Mattson (H 2) | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| G. Soto (H 1) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 |
| Y. Ramirez | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 |
Location PNC Park
Temperature 32° Temperature
Attendance 9,061 attendance
Home Ryan Blakney
1st Nick Mahrley
2nd Marvin Hudson
3rd Tripp Gibson
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | SD Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 06, '26 | PIT |
|
SD +114 | u8.5 | G. Marquez (5.0) | B. Chandler (4.1) |
| Jun 01, '25 | SD |
|
SD -144 | o8.5 | R. Vasquez (3.1) | A. Heaney (5.2) |
| May 31, '25 | SD |
|
PIT +186 | u7.5 | D. Cease (4.2) | B. Falter (6.1) |
| May 30, '25 | SD |
|
SD -181 | u7.5 | N. Pivetta (6.0) | M. Jebb (6.0) |
| May 04, '25 | PIT |
|
SD -106 | u9.0 | S. Kolek (5.1) | A. Heaney (3.2) |
| May 03, '25 | PIT |
|
SD +108 | u9.5 | R. Vasquez (5.0) | B. Falter (7.0) |
| May 02, '25 | PIT |
|
SD -128 | o8.5 | D. Cease (4.0) | M. Jebb (5.0) |
| Aug 14, '24 | SD |
|
SD -132 | o8.5 | M. Perez (5.1) | M. Jebb (5.0) |
| Aug 13, '24 | SD |
|
SD -238 | u7.5 | M. King (6.0) | L. Ortiz (5.0) |
| Aug 12, '24 | SD |
|
SD -201 | u8.5 | J. Musgrove (4.1) | J. Woodford (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 6, 2026 ) San Diego 5, Pittsburgh 0
The San Diego Padres are the lone National League team that Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has never faced as he eases into his third major league season.
That will change on Tuesday when Skenes (1-1, 9.53 ERA) matches up with the fellow right-hander Nick Pivetta (1-1, 6.75) of the Padres in the second contest of a three-game set in Pittsburgh.
After enduring his shortest and worst career outing on Opening Day against the New York Mets, Skenes rebounded on Wednesday. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner threw five strong innings in an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Skenes gave up a run on three hits and two walks, and he struck out five in a 77-pitch appearance.
"Still a work in progress, but nice to give some volume and be out there for more than two-thirds of an inning," Skenes said, referring to the length of his March 26 start vs. the Mets in which he yielded five runs on four hits and two walks.
Pivetta, in his most recent start, also put together a major rebound start following a poor Opening Day outing.
The 33-year-old Canadian gave up only one hit over five shutout innings, struck out eight and walked two to help the Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1 on Wednesday. The performance came six days after Pivetta allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings in an 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
"That first game, that was not Pivetta," Padres catcher Freddy Fermin said after Pivetta's most recent start. "(Against the Giants), he made adjustments and pitched in the right spots."
Pivetta is 2-1 with a 2.17 ERA in six career outings (five starts) against the Pirates.
While Skenes didn't turn in a completely dominant effort vs. the Reds, the five-inning outing helped quell concerns for Pittsburgh that its ace was experiencing any sort of negative effects from having pitched in the World Baseball Classic.
"Just remembering what's real and what isn't real, I guess. Nothing matters except for the play. Nothing matters except for the game," Skenes said. "I'm pretty insulated from a lot of stuff that's out there. The stuff that I do see or hear, I don't really care anyway, because it doesn't have anything to do with the play. Throughout the week, basically just thinking about getting back to execution and executing my pitches. That's it."
Skenes will try to cool off a suddenly energized San Diego lineup, which powered a 5-0 shutout of the Pirates on Monday and has led the Padres to three consecutive wins. The Padres could have made it an even more lopsided result in the series opener had they not left 10 runners on base.
Skenes finally will get to face Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill, who was the runner-up to Skenes for NL Rookie of the Year in 2024. Merrill has been part of San Diego's offense surge, collecting four hits, three runs, a homer and three RBIs in the past two games.
"Good arm, good challenge," Merrill said, according to MLB.com, about facing Skenes on Tuesday. "The Rookie of the Year stuff, that doesn't matter anymore. But it's fun for the game of baseball."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Campusano | C | Ten Day IL - Toe( May 26, '26) | May 26, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed C Luis Campusano on the 10-day injured list with a left toe fracture. | ||||
| J. Merrill | CF | Day To Day - Back( May 19, '26) | May 19, '26 | |
| Merrill was removed from Wednesday's (May 20) game against the Dodgers with an apparent back injury, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com. | ||||
| M. Waldron | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Arm( May 14, '26) | May 14, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Matt Waldron on the 15-day injured list with a right brachialis muscle injury. | ||||
| J. Cronenworth | 2B | Seven Day IL - Concussion( May 04, '26) | May 04, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed INF Jake Cronenworth on the 7-day injured list due to concussion symptoms. | ||||
| G. Marquez | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( May 02, '26) | May 02, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Germán Márquez on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| B. Hoeing | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Bryan Hoeing from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow surgery. | ||||
| N. Pivetta | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Apr 13, '26) | Apr 13, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Nick Pivetta on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| J. Musgrove | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Joe Musgrove to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Brito | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 15, '26) | Feb 15, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Jhony Brito on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right elbow surgery. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. O'Hearn | RF | Ten Day IL - Quad( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain. | ||||
| J. Bart | C | Ten Day IL - Foot Infection( May 11, '26) | May 11, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Devenski | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( May 06, '26) | May 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Chris Devenski on the 15-day injured list due to illness. | ||||
| J. Jones | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Jared Jones on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from his surgery. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 01, '26
SD 7 - SF 1
|
W -154 | p8.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 | 0.3 |
|
Mar 26, '26
SD 2 - DET 8
|
L +106 | o7.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 30, '25
CHC 3 - SD 1
|
L +120 | u6.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 17.0 | 0.3 |
|
Sep 22, '25
SD 5 - MIL 4
|
W -104 | o7.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 19.8 | 6.0 |
|
Sep 17, '25
NYM 4 - SD 7
|
W +118 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 86.4 | 18.8 | 1.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 30, '25
SD 3 - PIT 2
|
W -181 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 | 5.0 |
|
Apr 04, '23
BOS 1 - PIT 4
|
L -138 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 17.4 | 0.8 |
|
Aug 16, '22
PIT 3 - BOS 5
|
W -129 | p8.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 14.1 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 89.0 | 15.0 | 2.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 01, '26
CIN 3 - PIT 8
|
W -142 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 0.8 |
|
Mar 26, '26
NYM 11 - PIT 7
|
L +100 | o7.0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 55.5 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 24, '25
CIN 3 - PIT 4
|
W +114 | p7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 16, '25
PIT 1 - CHC 4
|
L -120 | u6.5 | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 25.1 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 10, '25
BAL 2 - PIT 1
|
L -145 | u7.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12.8 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 71.0 | 24.6 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Skenes has not played against SD Padres. | ||||||||||||
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.74 | .239 | .312 | 1.27 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 9.2 |
|
|
3.50 | .229 | .332 | 1.38 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 10.2 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.57 | 4.37 | .264 | .348 | 1.48 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
|
|
3.61 | 3.42 | .234 | .330 | 1.37 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.30 | 3.09 | .209 | .267 | 1.05 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
|
|
4.22 | 3.59 | .223 | .333 | 1.38 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 5.5 |