ARCHIVE April 26, 2026
April 26, 2026 · NL West

San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

April 26, 2026Estadio Alfredo Harp HeluCloudy 85°F · 1 mph, Varies
AWAY
San Diego Padres
18-9
7
vs
HOME
Arizona Diamondbacks
15-12
12

Starting pitchers

AWAY · SD
Michael King
Michael King
IP 6
HOME · AZ
Ryne Nelson
Ryne Nelson
IP 5

Lineups

AWAY · SD
  1. 1 Ramón Laureano LF
  2. 2 Fernando Tatis Jr. RF
  3. 3 Jackson Merrill CF
  4. 4 Manny Machado 3B
  5. 5 Xander Bogaerts SS
  6. 6 Gavin Sheets 1B
  7. 7 Miguel Andujar DH
  8. 8 Luis Campusano C
  9. 9 Jake Cronenworth 2B
HOME · AZ
  1. 1 Ildemaro Vargas 2B
  2. 2 Ketel Marte DH
  3. 3 Corbin Carroll RF
  4. 4 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF
  5. 5 Adrian Del Castillo C
  6. 6 Jose Fernandez SS
  7. 7 Nolan Arenado 3B
  8. 8 Alek Thomas CF
  9. 9 Tim Tawa 1B

Box score

  123456789 R
SD 012031000 7
AZ 000011640 12

Manager comparison

Both managers grade B / C- entering this matchup.

AWAY · SD
Craig Stammen
B Lineup 0.8 R Bunts 0.4 R IBBs 0.2 R
HOME · AZ
Torey Lovullo
C- Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · SD
4-6 L1 -6 run diff
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HOME · AZ
3-7 L2 -15 run diff
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Season series: 1-1 with SD listed first across 2 prior meetings.

Tactical analysis

RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.

AWAY · San Diego Padres
  • Manager lineup cost +0.00 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.73 vs actual lineup 4.73
  • Player execution +2.27 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 4.73 projection by 2.27 (scored 7)
  • Game variance +2.27 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Lineup spots out of order vs season production

HOME · Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Manager lineup cost +0.06 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.15 vs actual lineup 3.09
  • Player execution +8.91 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 3.09 projection by 8.91 (scored 12)
  • Game variance +8.85 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Tawa HR from the 9-hole

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 4.7 – 3.1 — actual was 7 – 12.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.

Read the full methodology.