Pittsburgh Pirates Shut Out San Diego Padres 1-0, Improve to 65-69

Final result

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Diego Padres 1-0 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Pittsburgh Pirates at 65-69 (.485).

MLB data listed San Diego Padres at 71-62 (.534).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 9th — Pittsburgh Pirates 1 run.

Michael King (San Diego Padres): 7.0 innings and 7 strikeouts. Oneil Cruz (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates): 6.0 innings and 4 strikeouts. Bryan Reynolds (Pittsburgh Pirates): 2 hits, 0 RBI, 0 runs. Camilo Doval (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1.0 inning and 2 strikeouts. Mason Montgomery (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1.0 inning and 2 strikeouts, (S, 6).

Oneil Cruz hit a home run for Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the 9th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Pittsburgh Pirates were 65-69, 4th in the division, 17.0 games back in the division, 7th in the wild-card standings, 6.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 13, wild-card elimination number 23.

In the 2026 standings, the San Diego Padres were 71-62, 2nd in the division, 9.5 games back in the division, 3rd in the wild-card standings, wild-card leader, elimination number 21.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings