MLB

Pittsburgh 1, at San Diego 0

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 60

San Diego Padres

94-74 · L1 · #4 (1358 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30

PETCO Park · San Diego, CA

Attendance: 40,709

Umpires: Dan Bellino [HP], Mark Ripperger [1B], Shane Livensparger [2B], Dan Merzel [3B]

Cruz hits go-ahead homer in ninth as Pirates blank Padres

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Oneil Cruz hit a line-drive homer to right field in the top of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Tuesday night at PETCO Park. Paul Skenes pitched six scoreless innings for Pittsburgh, allowing three hits and striking out four. Michael King matched him with seven scoreless innings, yielding five hits and striking out seven for San Diego. Neither team scored until Cruz’s 17th homer. Gregory Soto tossed a scoreless eighth inning to earn the win, improving to 6-4. Mason Miller took the loss after serving… Read more...

Top Statlines

Michael King SDP 7.0ip 5h 0er 7k
Paul Skenes PIT 6.0ip 3h 0er 4k
Mason Montgomery PIT 1.0ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability SDP 59.7%

Spread PIT -1.5

Projected Score SDP 6 PIT 4

Money Line SDP -115/PIT -105

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)