PREVIEW Starts 8:40 PM ET · Coors Field
September 15, 2026 · NL West

San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies

September 15, 20268:40 PM ETCoors Field
AWAY
San Diego Padres
60-56
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HOME
Colorado Rockies
45-70

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · SD Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R .280 .350 .403 .753 9 50 98 .756
2 Jackson Merrill CF · L .241 .292 .396 .688 16 55 114 .765
3 Manny Machado 3B · R .210 .294 .422 .716 23 70 108 .733
4 Xander Bogaerts SS · R .227 .323 .327 .650 9 41 80 .715
5 Gavin Sheets 1B · L .212 .311 .389 .700 14 43 77 .709
6 Ty France 1B · R .291 .343 .526 .869 16 50 72 .703
7 Luis Rengifo LF · S .241 .323 .309 .632 2 27 36 .714
8 Jake Cronenworth 2B · L .218 .310 .289 .599 3 17 51 .714
9 Freddy Fermin C · R .187 .269 .310 .579 4 16 36 .708
HOME · COL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 TJ Rumfield 1B · L .291 .370 .460 .830 13 58 66 .733
2 Hunter Goodman C · R .254 .323 .547 .870 33 66 147 .747
3 Ezequiel Tovar SS · R .207 .250 .335 .585 9 37 99 .738
4 Jake McCarthy CF · L .293 .331 .490 .821 11 64 67 .712
5 Willi Castro 2B · S .264 .334 .426 .760 13 48 106 .717
6 Kyle Karros 3B · R .271 .368 .428 .796 9 41 79 .735
7 Troy Johnston RF · L .281 .347 .388 .735 3 41 62 .721
8 Mickey Moniak LF · L .278 .318 .571 .889 19 52 72 .734
9 Tyler Freeman RF · R .250 .320 .317 .637 3 23 34 .720

Manager comparison

AWAY · SD
Craig Stammen
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · COL
Warren Schaeffer
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.7 R IBBs 3.3 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · SD
  • Available 6
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · COL
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · SD
7-3 W1 +8 run diff
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HOME · COL
3-7 L3 -10 run diff
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Season series: 2-0 with SD listed first across 2 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Padres and Rockies staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.