Pittsburgh Pirates Defeat San Diego Padres 3-2 in 12 Innings, Improve to 64-69

Final result

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Diego Padres 3-2 in 12 innings.

MLB data listed Pittsburgh Pirates at 64-69 (.481).

MLB data listed San Diego Padres at 71-61 (.538).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 6th — Pittsburgh Pirates 2 runs, San Diego Padres 1 run; 8th — San Diego Padres 1 run; 12th — Pittsburgh Pirates 1 run.

Esmerlyn Valdez (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Robbie Ray (San Diego Padres): 5.1 innings and 5 strikeouts. Braxton Ashcraft (Pittsburgh Pirates): 6.0 innings and 2 strikeouts. Jake Cronenworth (San Diego Padres): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Nick Gonzales (Pittsburgh Pirates): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Rafael Flores Jr. (Pittsburgh Pirates): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Esmerlyn Valdez hit a home run for Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the 6th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Pittsburgh Pirates were 64-69, 4th in the division, 18.0 games back in the division, 7th in the wild-card standings, 7.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 13, wild-card elimination number 23.

In the 2026 standings, the San Diego Padres were 71-61, 2nd in the division, 9.5 games back in the division, 3rd in the wild-card standings, wild-card leader, elimination number 22.

Official game sources

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