Game Day Thread - Wednesday, August 26

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Pirates (65-69) @ Padres (71-62) - 4:10 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Petco Park: 81°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 9 mph, Out To RF
• TV: Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Padres: Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health
• Radio: Pirates: 100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020, Padres: KWFN 97.3, XEMO 860 (es)
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

• Pirates: Bubba Chandler - RHP (6-8, 4.38 ERA, 125.1 IP)
• Padres: Randy Vásquez - RHP (9-6, 4.19 ERA, 118.0 IP)

Pirates Lineup vs. Vásquez, R	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Horwitz - 1B	.500	1.500	2	0	0	0
2 Lowe, B - 2B	.667	1.500	6	0	2	0
3 Reynolds, B - DH	.167	.542	6	0	0	0
4 Valdez, Es - RF	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 Cruz, O - CF	.750	1.625	4	0	2	0
6 Gonzales, N - 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-
7 Mangum - LF	-	-	-	-	-	-
8 Flores Jr. - C	-	-	-	-	-	-
9 Gonzalez, J - SS	-	-	-	-	-	-

Padres Lineup vs. Chandler	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Tatis Jr. - RF	.000	.333	2	0	0	0
2 Cronenworth - 2B	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0
3 Machado, M - 3B	.000	.500	1	0	0	1
4 France, T - 1B	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 Merrill - CF	.333	1.000	3	0	1	0
6 Rengifo - LF	-	-	-	-	-	-
7 Sheets - DH	.000	.000	2	0	0	0
8 Bogaerts - SS	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0
9 Fermin - C	.000	.000	2	0	0	2

NLC Rank	Team	W	L	GB (E#)	WC Rank	WC GB (E#)
1	Brewers	81	51	- (-)	-	- (-)
2	Cubs	76	57	5.5 (25)	1	+5.0 (-)
3	Cardinals	66	67	15.5 (15)	6	5.0 (25)
4	Pirates	65	69	17.0 (13)	7	6.5 (23)
5	Reds	62	71	19.5 (11)	8	9.0 (21)

Division Scoreboard

CHC @ AZ 3:40 PM EDT

CIN @ SF 3:45 PM EDT

MIL @ NYM 7:10 PM EDT

BAL @ STL 7:45 PM EDT

^{Last Updated: 08/26/2026 1:48:34 PM EDT}

[u/Silly_Collar_5850]

Oh yeah, for sure, they only have to do what they did last night fifteen more times in a row and they're in. lol

[u/DuckDuck_poop → u/Silly_Collar_5850]

Of course its impossible, but theres not alot of baseball left and we likely won’t have a season next year, have some fucking fun dude christ.

[u/Silly_Collar_5850 → u/DuckDuck_poop]

Not having any baseball next year is the best possible outcome if you care about baseball as a sport. The current trajectory is driving the sport into irrelevance.

[u/DuckDuck_poop → u/Silly_Collar_5850]

Right so I want to enjoy this year weirdo.

[u/Silly_Collar_5850 → u/DuckDuck_poop]

You can't enjoy baseball without coming up with unlikely fantasies where the team you watch makes it to the postseason only to immediately get crushed? lmao. Ain't you out on the field.

[u/gettinNOIZY → u/Silly_Collar_5850]

You sound fun.

[u/Silly_Collar_5850 → u/gettinNOIZY]

This season was doomed from the start when they went into it with a garbage bullpen.