Game result and context
Padres beat Giants 6-4 at Oracle Park, keep hold of a wild-card spot
San Diego built a big early lead against Logan Webb, with Manny Machado homering in the second inning and Fernando Tatis Jr. collecting three hits. The Giants answered with an Andrew Knizner homer and scored single runs in the fifth and sixth, but the Padres bullpen allowed nothing over the final three innings. San Diego is 81-68 and the Giants fell to 62-88.
Final result
The San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Oracle Park before 35,115 fans. The Padres improved to 81-68, while the Giants dropped to 62-88.
San Diego scored two runs in the first inning, three in the second and one in the fourth. San Francisco scored two in the second and one each in the fifth and sixth. Neither team scored from the seventh inning on.
How the game changed
The game turned in the first two innings. The Padres scored twice in the top of the first, then added three more in the second, a rally that included a Manny Machado home run that drove in two. That gave San Diego a five-run lead before the Giants scored at all.
San Francisco answered right away in the bottom of the second when Andrew Knizner homered and drove in two. The Padres added a run in the fourth, and the Giants cut into the lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth. After that the San Diego bullpen closed out three scoreless innings, and San Francisco never brought the tying run home.
Key performances
Fernando Tatis Jr. led San Diego with three hits in four at-bats, scoring twice and driving in two runs. Machado had one hit in three at-bats, and that hit was his home run. He scored once and drove in two. Jackson Merrill also drove in two runs with one hit in four at-bats.
Nick Pivetta started for the Padres and worked 4.0 innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out five. For the Giants, Knizner had one hit in two at-bats, a home run, and drove in two. Logan Webb struck out seven in 5.0 innings but allowed six earned runs and took the loss, falling to 8-9. Each team hit one home run.
Season and playoff context
As of September 13, 2026, the Padres were second in their division, 9.0 games back, with a division elimination number of 4. In the wild-card race they were ranked third and listed as a wild-card leader, with no games back.
The Giants were fourth in the division, 28.5 games back, and 11th in the wild-card standings, 19.5 games back. San Francisco has been eliminated from both the division and the wild-card race.
Series context
This was a regular-season game and the third game of a three-game series.