New York Mets vs San Diego Padres, August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Citi Field
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Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 68-59 | .535 | #2 | #3 | 7.5 |
| New York Mets | 57-70 | .449 | #5 | #10 | 17.5 |
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Season Comparison
2026Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
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San Diego Padres
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4.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
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Line Score
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2: SD 11 hits, NYM 6 hits; SD 1 error, NYM 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
 New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
Manny Machado led San Diego Padres with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr.RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luis RengifoLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jase BowenPR/LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Machado3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ty France1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackson MerrillCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HaysDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cronenworth2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Bo Bichette and Luis Torrens led New York Mets with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco LindorSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Robert Jr.CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carson BengeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco AlvarezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher Morel1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. EwingLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Luis TorrensC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared YoungPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Pitching
Robbie Ray went 6.0 innings for San Diego Padres (4 SO, 1 ER); Zac Thornton went 5.0 innings for New York Mets (7 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Robbie Ray | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Morejon | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mason Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Zac Thornton | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Jack Weisenburger | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefry Yan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dedniel Núñez | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Scoring Summary
- T1
Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. SD 1, NYM 0
- T5
Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. Jake Cronenworth scores. SD 3, NYM 0
- B5
Home Run Luis Torrens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. SD 3, NYM 1
- T7
Single Ty France singles on a line drive to left fielder A.J. Ewing. Jase Bowen scores. Manny Machado to 2nd. SD 4, NYM 1
- B8
Home Run Luis Robert Jr. homers (7) on a line drive to center field. SD 4, NYM 2
- T9
Home Run Manny Machado homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. SD 5, NYM 2
Play-by-Play
All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B9
Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. SD 5, NYM 2
- B9
Strikeout Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. SD 5, NYM 2
- B9
Flyout Jared Young flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 5, NYM 2
- T9
Strikeout Ty France strikes out swinging. SD 5, NYM 2
- T9
Home Run Manny Machado homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. SD 5, NYM 2
- T9
Single Jase Bowen singles on a ground ball to left fielder A.J. Ewing. Jase Bowen out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder A.J. Ewing to second baseman Marcus Semien. SD 4, NYM 2
- T9
Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Christopher Morel. SD 4, NYM 2
- B8
Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. SD 4, NYM 2
- B8
Walk Marcus Semien walks. Christopher Morel to 2nd. SD 4, NYM 2
- B8
Single Christopher Morel singles on a ground ball to third baseman Manny Machado. SD 4, NYM 2
- B8
Flyout Francisco Alvarez flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 4, NYM 2
- B8
Strikeout Carson Benge strikes out swinging. SD 4, NYM 2
- B8
Home Run Luis Robert Jr. homers (7) on a line drive to center field. SD 4, NYM 2
- T8
Groundout Jake Cronenworth grounds out to first baseman Christopher Morel. SD 4, NYM 1
- T8
Pop Out Freddy Fermin pops out to second baseman Marcus Semien. SD 4, NYM 1
- T8
Flyout Austin Hays flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. SD 4, NYM 1
- B7
Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. SD 4, NYM 1
- B7
Pop Out Francisco Lindor pops out to second baseman Jake Cronenworth on the infield fly rule. SD 4, NYM 1
- B7
Single Luis Torrens singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Marcus Semien to 2nd. SD 4, NYM 1
- B7
Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. SD 4, NYM 1
- B7
Field Error Marcus Semien reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts. SD 4, NYM 1
- T7
Forceout Xander Bogaerts grounds into a force out, third baseman Bo Bichette to second baseman Marcus Semien. Ty France out at 2nd. SD 4, NYM 1
- T7
Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. SD 4, NYM 1
- T7
Single Ty France singles on a line drive to left fielder A.J. Ewing. Jase Bowen scores. Manny Machado to 2nd. SD 4, NYM 1
- T7
Walk Manny Machado walks. Jase Bowen to 2nd. SD 3, NYM 1
- T7
Walk Luis Rengifo walks. SD 3, NYM 1
- T7
Lineout Fernando Tatis Jr. lines out to left fielder A.J. Ewing. SD 3, NYM 1
- B6
Flyout Christopher Morel flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 3, NYM 1
- B6
Groundout Francisco Alvarez grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. SD 3, NYM 1
- B6
Flyout Carson Benge flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 3, NYM 1
- T6
Strikeout Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging. SD 3, NYM 1
- T6
Single Freddy Fermin singles on a ground ball to second baseman Marcus Semien. SD 3, NYM 1
- T6
Flyout Austin Hays flies out to left fielder A.J. Ewing. SD 3, NYM 1
- T6
Flyout Xander Bogaerts flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. SD 3, NYM 1
- B5
Flyout Luis Robert Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 3, NYM 1
- B5
Lineout Bo Bichette lines out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 3, NYM 1
- B5
Groundout Francisco Lindor grounds out, pitcher Robbie Ray to first baseman Ty France. SD 3, NYM 1
- B5
Home Run Luis Torrens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. SD 3, NYM 1
- T5
Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. SD 3, NYM 0
- T5
Strikeout Ty France strikes out swinging. SD 3, NYM 0
- T5
Strikeout Manny Machado challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Manny Machado called out on strikes. SD 3, NYM 0
- T5
Single Luis Rengifo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Bo Bichette. SD 3, NYM 0
- T5
Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. Jake Cronenworth scores. SD 3, NYM 0
- T5
Single Jake Cronenworth singles on a line drive to left fielder A.J. Ewing. SD 1, NYM 0
- B4
Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. SD 1, NYM 0
- B4
Groundout Marcus Semien grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. SD 1, NYM 0
- B4
Flyout Christopher Morel flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 1, NYM 0
- T4
Groundout Freddy Fermin grounds out softly, pitcher Zac Thornton to first baseman Christopher Morel. SD 1, NYM 0
- T4
Single Austin Hays singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. SD 1, NYM 0
- T4
Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Christopher Morel. SD 1, NYM 0
- T4
Strikeout Zac Thornton challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jackson Merrill called out on strikes. SD 1, NYM 0
- B3
Strikeout Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging. SD 1, NYM 0
- B3
Groundout Carson Benge grounds out, catcher Freddy Fermin to first baseman Ty France. Bo Bichette to 3rd. SD 1, NYM 0
- B3
Strikeout Luis Robert Jr. strikes out swinging. SD 1, NYM 0
- B3
Double Bo Bichette doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Luis Rengifo. SD 1, NYM 0
- T3
Forceout Ty France grounds into a force out, second baseman Marcus Semien to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Manny Machado out at 2nd. SD 1, NYM 0
- T3
Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to left fielder A.J. Ewing. Luis Rengifo to 3rd. SD 1, NYM 0
- T3
Walk Luis Rengifo walks. SD 1, NYM 0
- T3
Strikeout Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. SD 1, NYM 0
- T3
Groundout Jake Cronenworth grounds out to first baseman Christopher Morel. SD 1, NYM 0
- B2
Flyout Francisco Lindor flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 1, NYM 0
- B2
Forceout Luis Torrens grounds into a force out, third baseman Manny Machado to catcher Freddy Fermin. Francisco Alvarez out at home. Christopher Morel to 3rd. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. Luis Torrens to 1st. SD 1, NYM 0
- B2
Walk A.J. Ewing challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: A.J. Ewing walks. Francisco Alvarez to 3rd. Christopher Morel to 2nd. SD 1, NYM 0
- B2
Flyout Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 1, NYM 0
- B2
Walk Christopher Morel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Christopher Morel walks. Francisco Alvarez to 2nd. SD 1, NYM 0
- B2
Walk Francisco Alvarez walks. SD 1, NYM 0
- T2
Flyout Freddy Fermin flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. SD 1, NYM 0
- T2
Strikeout Austin Hays called out on strikes. SD 1, NYM 0
- T2
Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Christopher Morel. SD 1, NYM 0
- B1
Flyout Carson Benge flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 1, NYM 0
- B1
Groundout Luis Robert Jr. grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. Bo Bichette to 3rd. SD 1, NYM 0
- B1
Double Bo Bichette doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Luis Rengifo. SD 1, NYM 0
- B1
Strikeout Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. SD 1, NYM 0
- T1
Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. SD 1, NYM 0
- T1
Flyout Ty France flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. SD 1, NYM 0
- T1
Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. SD 1, NYM 0
- T1
Lineout Luis Rengifo lines out to second baseman Marcus Semien. SD 1, NYM 0
- T1
Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. SD 1, NYM 0