San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Who won: Padres 8-2
The San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at PNC Park. The Padres win the series 2-1. The Padres outscored the Pirates 4-0 in the 9th inning. Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Padres. Nick Yorke went 3-for-3 for the Pirates.
Scoring
Castellanos doubled to left, Andujar scored and Bogaerts scored.
Cronenworth homered to right center (399 feet), Castellanos scored.
Griffin hit sacrifice fly to left, Yorke scored.
Bart singled to center, Gonzales scored.
Campusano doubled to left, Johnson scored.
Tatis Jr. singled to left, Campusano scored, Laureano to second.
Merrill grounded into fielder's choice to first, Laureano scored on error, Tatis Jr. safe at second on throwing error by first baseman Yorke, Tatis Jr. safe at third on error.
Tatis Jr. stole home, Merrill stole second.
Tatis Jr. stole home, Merrill stole second.
Scores shown as SD-PIT.

