SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Randy Vásquez pitched five innings of one-hit ball and the San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at PETCO Park.

Vásquez struck out two, allowed no earned runs and earned his 10th win. Bubba Chandler took the loss after giving up one earned run over 5 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. Bradgley Rodriguez worked two scoreless innings for his second save.

San Diego scored single runs in the second, fourth and eighth innings. Luis Rengifo had an RBI single in the second, Jackson Merrill tripled home a run in the fourth and Jake Cronenworth doubled in a run in the eighth. Merrill finished 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Pittsburgh had five hits, while San Diego recorded seven. Attendance was 40,413, and the game lasted 2:48. The Padres improved to 72-62, while the Pirates dropped to 65-70. San Diego avoided a three-game sweep after losing the previous two games in the series.