MLB · 2026
San Diego Padres2nd NL West - .531 pct vTue 25 Aug, 9:40 PM EDT Pittsburgh Pirates4th NL Central - .488 pct
Match resultSan Diego 59%Pittsburgh 41%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 3% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 12 points in the Playoffs race.
San Diego Padres
Playoffs65%
Pennantseason odds5%
World Seriesseason odds3%
Pittsburgh Pirates
Playoffs1%
San Diego winPlayoffsSan Diego Padres65%69%▲ +4Pittsburgh Pirates1%<1%▼ -1
Pittsburgh winPlayoffsSan Diego Padres65%57%▼ -8Pittsburgh Pirates1%2%▲ +1
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1MilwaukeeDivision90%78-49.614-2CubsDivision10%74-54.5784.54PittsburghDivision<1%63-66.48816NL West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1DodgersDivision99%76-51.598-2San DiegoDivision1%68-60.5318.53ArizonaDivision<1%67-61.5239.5The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.523110PittsburghPlayoffs1%63-66.4885.5