SD 8, PIT 2 | Apr 8, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 8, 2026•PNC Park•46°F, Sunny

Padres

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Michael King

LOSS

Justin Lawrence

The Padres cruised past the Pirates 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Nick Yorke3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Nick Castellanos doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. Xander Bogaerts scores. Miguel Andujar scores.

Weather: 46°F, SunnyWind: 8 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 4:35 PM UTCT: 2:42Att: 10,046Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

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97.0%A+

4 missed calls

+2.9% SD

+0.38 runs PIT

Win Probability

PIT WinSD Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	8	10	0
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Game 823403 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

San Diego Padres

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ramón LaureanoLF	5	1	2	0	0	2	.244/.277/.422	100.8	.382	.381
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	5	1	1	1	0	2	.196/.283/.261	95.9	.178	.181
Jackson MerrillCF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.250/.378	98.2	.101	.109
Ty France1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125/.125/.125	-	-	-
Xander BogaertsSS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.229/.275/.333	105.6	.310	.283
Miguel Andujar3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.310/.375/.448	99.1	.123	.135
Bryce JohnsonDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125/.222/.250	-	-	-
Luis CampusanoC	4	1	1	1	0	1	.214/.214/.357	101.8	.351	.344
Jake Cronenworth2B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.171/.261/.268	103.2	.326	.555
Bench
Gavin Sheets1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.206/.229/.324	98.6	.462	.457
Nick CastellanosDH	3	1	1	2	1	0	.261/.320/.391
Totals	40	8	10	6	1	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Cronenworth (7th off Lawrence, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Campusano; Castellanos; Sheets; Andujar

TB:17

RBI:Campusano; Castellanos 2; Jr.; Cronenworth 2

SB:Merrill; Laureano 2; Andujar; Jr.; Johnson

Team LOB:6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Oneil CruzCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.292/.333/.583	114.6	.332

Pitching

San Diego Padres

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael KingW	6.0	4	2	2	3	4	95-57	88	3.24
Kyle HartH	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	21-12	87.7	4.70
Jeremiah EstradaH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-9	90.3	6.35
Mason Miller	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	10-9	94.4	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	4	6	138-87	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Hart 2-2

Pitches-strikes:King 95-57; Hart 21-12; Estrada 12-9; Miller 10-9

Groundouts-flyouts:King 5-8; Hart 1-2; Estrada 0-3; Miller 1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mitch Keller	6.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	75-49	88.1	1.00

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Padres challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Spencer Horwitz grounds into a double play, first baseman Gavin Sheets to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Nick Yorke out at 2nd. Spencer Horwitz out at 1st.

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B5Replay review: Luis Campusano challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.

Top 7 • SD

4-0

Jake Cronenworth homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Nick Castellanos scores.

EV: 103.2 mph💣 399 ftLA: 28°

2-0

Nick Castellanos doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. Xander Bogaerts scores. Miguel Andujar scores.

EV: 101.0 mph355 ftLA: 26°

Bot 7 • PIT

4-1

Konnor Griffin out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ramón Laureano. Nick Yorke scores.

EV: 93.3 mph292 ftLA: 20°

4-2

Joey Bart singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 103.0 mph26 ftLA: -5°

Top 9 • SD

8-2

Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging.

7-2

Jackson Merrill reaches on a fielder's choice. Ramón Laureano scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Nick Yorke.

EV: 65.2 mph8 ftLA: -12°

6-2

Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. Luis Campusano scores. Ramón Laureano to 2nd.

EV: 94.5 mph14 ftLA: -12°

5-2

Luis Campusano doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Bryce Johnson scores.

EV: 101.8 mph256 ftLA: 14°

Bench
Spencer Horwitz1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.233/.351/.267	100.5	.266	.245
Mitch KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin LawrenceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José UrquidyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-