s vs. San Diego Padres, August 25, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates are searching for an opportunity to win their sequence towards the San Diego Padres within the second sport of the three-game set at Petco Park.
The Pirates gained 3-2 in 12 innings late final evening, and so they used seven pitchers. This implies the Pirates would like to have Paul Skenes go fairly deep on this begin. Skenes has been up and down all season lengthy, however he has not pitched greater than 5 innings in any of his final 4 begins. In his most up-to-date look towards the Detroit Tigers on August 19, Skenes pitched 4.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and three earned runs. The Pirates went on to win 4-3, however Skenes didn’t issue into the choice.
Skenes gained in his final begin towards the Padres again on April 7, when he pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two hits and one earned run in a 7-1 victory.
The Pirates are going with Michael King, who’s making his twenty seventh begin of the season. In his final look on August 19 towards the New York Mets, King pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 4 hits and two runs in a 4-2 loss at Citi Subject.
Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet Pittsburgh
Pitching Matchup: Paul Skenes (Sep 11, 3.95 ERA) vs. Michael King (8-9, 3.38 ERA)
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