Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres, August 31, 2026

PadresSD
5-0
Final
RedsCIN

August 31, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

Last 5 Form

San Diego Padres

2-3

Last 5
W 3-0
vs PIT
L 4-9
@ TB
L 6-7
@ TB
L 4-5
@ TB
W 5-0
@ CIN

Cincinnati Reds

3-2

Last 5
W 10-9
@ SF
W 10-8
@ CHC
L 5-17
@ CHC
W 7-5
@ CHC
L 0-5
vs SD

Starting Pitchers

San Diego Padres

Michael King headshot
Michael King
Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 31, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
San Diego Padres73-65.529#3#49.5
Cincinnati Reds65-73.471#5#920.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
San Diego PadresCincinnati Reds
.717
OPS
.699
183
HR
213
722
Runs
666
3.99
ERA
4.83
1.29
WHIP
1.44
1315
Strikeouts by pitchers
1293

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

San Diego Padres

Hitters

Jackson Merrill headshot
Jackson Merrill

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Ty France headshot
Ty France

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Manny Machado headshot
Manny Machado

8 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Michael King headshot
Michael King

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Hart headshot
Kyle Hart

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bradgley Rodriguez headshot
Bradgley Rodriguez

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Sal Stewart headshot
Sal Stewart

7 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Héctor Rodríguez headshot
Héctor Rodríguez

7 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Tyler Stephenson headshot
Tyler Stephenson

7 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Emilio Pagán headshot
Emilio Pagán

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns

5.2 IP, 7 SO, 3.18 ERA

Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 5.40 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Michael King headshot
Michael King
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Kyle Hart headshot
Kyle Hart
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick

Line Score

San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 0: SD 15 hits, CIN 5 hits; SD 0 errors, CIN 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Cincinnati Reds000000000051

Box Score

Batting

Manny Machado led San Diego Padres with 4 hits.

San Diego Padres batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF5110000
Jake Cronenworth2B5000020
Manny Machado3B5140000
Ty France1B5131000
Jackson MerrillCF4121020
Xander BogaertsDH5112030
Dustin HarrisLF5021010
Luis CampusanoC4020010
Sung-Mun SongSS4000010
Totals4251550100

5 players led Cincinnati Reds with 1 hit each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Héctor RodríguezRF5010020
Elly De La CruzDH2000210
Sal Stewart1B4010000
JJ BledayLF3000100
Tyler StephensonC3010120
Eugenio Suárez3B3000020
Matt McLainSS3010000
TJ FriedlCF3000000
Dane MyersPH1010000
Edwin Arroyo2B4000040
Totals310504110

Pitching

Michael King went 6.0 innings for San Diego Padres (6 SO, 0 ER); Brady Singer went 4.1 innings for Cincinnati Reds (5 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
San Diego Padres
Michael King6.0400360
Kyle Hart2.0000140
Wandy Peralta1.0100010
Cincinnati Reds
Brady Singer4.11044050
Julian Garcia1.2000030
Pierce Johnson1.0311000
Tony Santillan1.0100000
Tejay Antone1.0100020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T4

    Single Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Manny Machado scores. Ty France to 2nd. SD 1, CIN 0

  • T4

    Double Xander Bogaerts doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ty France scores. Jackson Merrill scores. SD 3, CIN 0

  • T4

    Single Dustin Harris singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Xander Bogaerts scores. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T7

    Single Ty France singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 5, CIN 0

Play-by-Play

All 80 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Pop Out Héctor Rodríguez pops out to shortstop Sung-Mun Song. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B9

    Strikeout Edwin Arroyo strikes out swinging. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B9

    Single Dane Myers singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B9

    Flyout Matt McLain flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Dustin Harris called out on strikes. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Hit By Pitch Jackson Merrill hit by pitch. Manny Machado to 2nd. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Lineout Ty France lines out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Dustin Harris. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Flyout Jake Cronenworth flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Field Error Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Eugenio Suárez. Luis Campusano to 2nd. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Lineout Sung-Mun Song lines out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Single Luis Campusano singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Groundout Dustin Harris grounds out, second baseman Edwin Arroyo to first baseman Sal Stewart. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B7

    Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B7

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Héctor Rodríguez called out on strikes. SD 5, CIN 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Edwin Arroyo strikes out swinging. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T7

    Flyout Xander Bogaerts flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T7

    Single Jackson Merrill singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Ty France to 2nd. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T7

    Single Ty France singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 5, CIN 0

  • T7

    Flyout Manny Machado flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T7

    Lineout Jake Cronenworth lines out to center fielder TJ Friedl. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T7

    Double Fernando Tatis Jr. doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Lineout TJ Friedl lines out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Hit By Pitch Matt McLain hit by pitch. Tyler Stephenson to 2nd. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Dustin Harris. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Sung-Mun Song strikes out swinging. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Flyout Luis Campusano flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Dustin Harris pops out to third baseman Eugenio Suárez in foul territory. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Sung-Mun Song to second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B5

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B5

    Flyout Héctor Rodríguez flies out to left fielder Dustin Harris. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Jackson Merrill called out on strikes. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T5

    Single Ty France singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Manny Machado to 3rd. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T5

    Single Manny Machado singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Edwin Arroyo strikes out swinging. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B4

    Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Michael King. SD 4, CIN 0

  • B4

    Lineout Matt McLain lines out to left fielder Dustin Harris. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds into a double play, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to second baseman Edwin Arroyo to first baseman Sal Stewart. Luis Campusano out at 2nd. Fernando Tatis Jr. out at 1st. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T4

    Bunt Pop Out Sung-Mun Song bunt pops out to catcher Tyler Stephenson. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T4

    Single Luis Campusano singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Dustin Harris to 2nd. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T4

    Single Dustin Harris singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Xander Bogaerts scores. SD 4, CIN 0

  • T4

    Double Xander Bogaerts doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ty France scores. Jackson Merrill scores. SD 3, CIN 0

  • T4

    Single Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Manny Machado scores. Ty France to 2nd. SD 1, CIN 0

  • T4

    Single Ty France singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Manny Machado to 3rd. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T4

    Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B3

    Groundout Eugenio Suárez grounds out softly, shortstop Sung-Mun Song to first baseman Ty France. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B3

    Walk Tyler Stephenson walks. JJ Bleday to 2nd. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B3

    Walk JJ Bleday walks. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B3

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T3

    Flyout Jake Cronenworth flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T3

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out sharply, pitcher Brady Singer to third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T3

    Groundout Sung-Mun Song grounds out, second baseman Edwin Arroyo to first baseman Sal Stewart. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Héctor Rodríguez strikes out swinging. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Edwin Arroyo strikes out swinging. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B2

    Forceout TJ Friedl grounds into a force out, first baseman Ty France to shortstop Sung-Mun Song. Eugenio Suárez to 3rd. Matt McLain out at 2nd. TJ Friedl to 1st. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B2

    Single Matt McLain singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Dustin Harris. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Eugenio Suárez hit by pitch. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Luis Campusano called out on strikes. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T2

    Single Dustin Harris singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Groundout JJ Bleday grounds out to first baseman Ty France. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Double Sal Stewart doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Flyout Elly De La Cruz flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Single Héctor Rodríguez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Groundout Ty France grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Double Manny Machado doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging. SD 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out sharply, shortstop Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. SD 0, CIN 0