August 24, 2026 · NL West
Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T6 | Esmerlyn Valdez | Esmerlyn Valdez homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. | PIT 1, SD 0 |
| T6 | Rafael Flores Jr. | Rafael Flores Jr. doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Bryan Reynolds scores. | PIT 2, SD 0 |
| B6 | Jake Cronenworth | Jake Cronenworth singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. | PIT 2, SD 1 |
| B8 | Jake Cronenworth | Jake Cronenworth singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Dustin Harris scores. | PIT 2, SD 2 |
| T12 | Nick Gonzales | Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Jared Triolo scores. | PIT 3, SD 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
3
Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Luke Weaver took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Braxton Ashcraft
Starter
6.0
91
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 28 31% 1 4 4 12 7 Slider 23 25% 5 2 5 7 4 Curveball 22 24% 3 4 7 4 4 Four-Seam Fastball 17 19% 0 3 6 5 3 Splitter 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0 - Gregory Soto Middle 1.0 14 0 1 HLD
- Luke Weaver Setup 0.2 34 1 1 BS
- Mason Montgomery Middle 1.1 12 0 1 inherited 3, stranded 3
- Camilo Doval Middle 1.0 6 0 1
- Kirby Yates Middle 1.0 19 0 1 W
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 1.0 17 0 3 SV
Padres
HOME
2
Robbie Ray started for Padres, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Jeremiah Estrada took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Robbie Ray
Starter
5.1
99
2
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Robbie Ray threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 30 30% 2 2 4 16 6 Four-Seam Fastball 25 25% 0 6 9 7 3 Slider 19 19% 6 2 0 11 0 Knuckle Curve 18 18% 3 4 1 6 4 Sinker 7 7% 0 1 1 3 2 - Bradgley Rodriguez Middle 0.2 18 0 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Yuki Matsui Middle 1.0 21 0 2
- Kyle Hart Middle 1.0 16 0 1
- Mason Miller Closer 1.0 30 0 2
- Adrian Morejon Setup 2.0 20 0 2
- Jeremiah Estrada Setup 1.0 16 1 1 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Gonzales 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Gonzales DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .366 | .397 | .763 | SB |
| Jake Mangum RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .345 | .382 | .727 | |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .370 | .424 | .794 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .346 | .481 | .827 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .356 | .594 | .950 | 2B |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .252 | .317 | .475 | .792 | |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .219 | .269 | .367 | .636 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .356 | .395 | .751 | |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .315 | .305 | .620 | SB |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .249 | .364 | .541 | .905 | HR (15) |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .274 | .281 | .555 |
HOME · SD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 | .358 | .449 | .807 | SB |
| Jake Cronenworth 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .315 | .307 | .622 | |
| Manny Machado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .304 | .407 | .711 | SB |
| Ty France 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .353 | .510 | .863 | |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .288 | .412 | .700 | |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .218 | .319 | .326 | .645 | SB |
| Austin Hays DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .275 | .348 | .623 | |
| Luis Campusano C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .400 | .479 | .879 | |
| Dustin Harris LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .321 | .313 | .634 | 2B |
| Gavin Sheets DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .316 | .393 | .709 | |
| Freddy Fermin C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .271 | .317 | .588 | 2B |
| Luis Rengifo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .325 | .327 | .652 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 3.59 | |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.38 | HLD |
| Luke Weaver | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2.36 | BS |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.25 | |
| Camilo Doval | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.91 | |
| Kirby Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.32 | W |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3.15 | SV |
HOME · SD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ray | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 3.21 | |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.02 | |
| Yuki Matsui | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2.13 | |
| Kyle Hart | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.05 | |
| Mason Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0.81 | |
| Adrian Morejon | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2.66 | |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.48 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · SD
Lineup 2.3 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
6-4
W4
-5 run diff
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HOME · SD
9-1
W5
+24 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with PIT listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.