August 8, 2026 · NL West
Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Jackson Merrill | Jackson Merrill flies into a force out, right fielder Cam Smith to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd. Ty France out at 2nd. Jackson Merrill to 1st. | HOU 0, SD 1 |
| T2 | Taylor Trammell | Taylor Trammell homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. | HOU 1, SD 1 |
| B3 | Jackson Merrill | Jackson Merrill homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 1, SD 2 |
| B4 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Gavin Sheets scores. | HOU 1, SD 3 |
| T9 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen. Christian Walker scores. | HOU 2, SD 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
2
Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving trailing 1–3.
workload · innings pitched
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Peter Lambert
Starter
5.0
97
3
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 36% 4 5 7 14 5 Changeup 23 24% 2 0 7 9 5 Sinker 12 12% 0 4 2 4 2 Cutter 12 12% 0 4 4 2 2 Sweeper 8 8% 0 1 3 2 2 Slurve 6 6% 0 3 0 2 1 Slider 1 1% 1 0 0 0 0 - Enyel De Los Santos Middle 2.0 25 0 2
- Bryan King Setup 1.0 8 0 0
Padres
HOME
3
Michael King started for Padres, leaving with a 3–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Mason Miller took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael King
Starter
6.0
93
1
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael King threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 76% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 30 32% 3 8 8 8 3 Sweeper 23 25% 6 3 4 8 2 Four-Seam Fastball 18 19% 2 2 5 5 4 Changeup 18 19% 3 0 4 6 5 Slider 4 4% 1 0 1 2 0 - Jeremiah Estrada Setup 0.2 20 0 2 HLD
- Adrian Morejon Setup 1.1 23 0 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Mason Miller Closer 1.0 22 1 1 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Merrill HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .362 | .495 | .857 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .439 | .630 | 1.069 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .347 | .418 | .765 | 2B |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .308 | .398 | .706 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .321 | .460 | .781 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .305 | .362 | .667 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .220 | .293 | .388 | .681 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .286 | .409 | .695 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .353 | .366 | .719 | |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .322 | .420 | .742 | HR (7) |
| Christian Vázquez C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .270 | .327 | .597 | |
| Jake Meyers LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .268 | .326 | .594 |
HOME · SD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .352 | .409 | .761 | |
| Jake Cronenworth 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .312 | .289 | .601 | SB |
| Manny Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .298 | .421 | .719 | |
| Ty France 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .287 | .343 | .519 | .862 | |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .292 | .405 | .697 | HR (17), SB |
| Luis Campusano C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .396 | .478 | .874 | |
| Gavin Sheets DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .312 | .388 | .700 | |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .318 | .321 | .639 | |
| Luis Rengifo LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .318 | .302 | .620 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 3.09 | L |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4.07 | |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.54 |
HOME · SD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael King | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 3.37 | W |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3.55 | HLD |
| Adrian Morejon | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2.89 | HLD |
| Mason Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0.91 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · SD
Lineup 2.3 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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HOME · SD
9-1
W5
+24 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.