Saturday, September 12, 2026
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
SD
San Diego Padres
79-68 · W5
SF
San Francisco Giants
61-87 · L1
San Diego Padres beat San Francisco Giants 7-6 at Oracle Park. Michael King earned the win; Cesar Perdomo took the loss. Mason Miller recorded the save.
San Diego edged San Francisco 7-6 at Oracle Park, stringing together enough offense across seven innings to hold off a late Giants rally. Mason Miller recorded the save for the Padres. Michael King earned the win with seven innings of three-run ball, striking out four on 96 pitches. His ERA now sits at 3.03. Cesar Perdomo took the loss after surrendering five runs over 4.2 innings, fanning three on 74 pitches and watching his ERA climb to 3.68. The Padres sent ten men to the plate across the second and third innings, building a 4-2 lead. Dustin Harris drove in two with a first-inning single, and Jackson Merrill answered with a solo shot in the third. San Diego added three more runs between the fifth and seventh, the last coming when Xander Bogaerts scored on a Shay Whitcomb error. Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in the sixth and finished 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. The Giants mounted a two-run eighth behind back-to-back homers from Drew Cavanaugh and Drew Gilbert, but could not draw level. Rafael Devers had launched a two-run shot in the first to stake San Francisco to an early 2-0 advantage. The NRFI model showed a neutral lean and the opening frame finished scoreless between the two starters. King posted four strikeouts against his projection, while Perdomo recorded three.
Michael King logged seven innings and four strikeouts on 96 pitches, holding San Francisco to three earned runs and lowering his ERA to 3.03.
The Padres plated five runs in the first three innings, including a two-RBI single from Dustin Harris and a solo home run from Jackson Merrill.
San Francisco closed to within one in the eighth on consecutive homers by Drew Cavanaugh and Drew Gilbert, but Mason Miller shut the door for the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| SF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Rafael Devers homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field. Drew Gilbert scores.
Dustin Harris singles on a ground ball to left fielder Turner Hill. Austin Hays scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd.
Shay Whitcomb homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.
Jackson Merrill homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.
Dustin Harris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Samad Taylor scores.
Jake Cronenworth singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Austin Hays scores.
Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.
Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Xander Bogaerts scores. Samad Taylor to 3rd.
Drew Cavanaugh homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
Drew Gilbert homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Koss scores.
Key Performers
Drew Gilbert
SF
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Rafael Devers
SF
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Fernando Tatis Jr.
SD
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Jackson Merrill
SD
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| SD | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Campusano C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Freddy Fermin C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dustin Harris RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sung-Mun Song 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Samad Taylor LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ethan Salas DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Manny Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Austin Hays DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jase Bowen LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jake Cronenworth 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| SF | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Cox 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shay Whitcomb 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Cavanaugh C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nate Furman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Drew Gilbert CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jung Hoo Lee RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rafael Devers DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Christian Koss SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Turner Hill LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bryce Eldridge 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching
| SD | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, M (W, 11-9) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 96-63 | 3.03 |
| Rodriguez, B | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.31 |
| Morejon (H, 25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-10 | 2.79 |
| Miller, M (S, 36) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17-9 | 1.14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| SF | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perdomo (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 74-48 | 3.68 |
| Kuhnel | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-9 | 4.85 |
| Sanmartin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4.29 |
| Foley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-18 | 3.98 |
| Smith, D | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.15 |
| Seymour, C | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-8 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |