SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Esmerlyn Valdez homered and Nick Gonzales singled in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at PETCO Park.

Braxton Ashcraft allowed one earned run over six innings with four hits and two strikeouts. Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the sixth on Valdez’s 15th homer and Rafael Flores Jr. doubled home Bryan Reynolds. San Diego scored once in the sixth and tied it in the eighth on Jake Cronenworth’s RBI single, but Gonzales singled in Jared Triolo in the 12th. Robbie Ray struck out five in 5 1/3 innings for San Diego.

Kirby Yates (2-5) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Jeremiah Estrada (2-3) took the loss. Yohan Ramírez struck out three in the final inning for his second save.

Pittsburgh had nine hits; San Diego had seven. The Padres grounded into three double plays. Attendance was 40,447, and the game lasted 4 hours, 10 minutes. The Pirates improved to 66-70, while the Padres fell to 71-61.