Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres

MLB

Astros

60-58

2-3

Final

Padres

61-57

Petco Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
SD	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	X	3

Who won: Padres 3-2

The San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Petco Park. The Padres win the series 2-1. Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Padres. Taylor Trammell went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Aug 8

Jackson Merrill's home run helps Padres beat Astros 3-2

Jackson Merrill hit his 17th home run of the season to help the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: SD wins series 2-1.
Astros 30-29 on the road; Padres 33-26 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 3d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

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Preview · 4d ago

Brewers look to clinch NLDS in Game 4 against Padres

Recap · 4d ago

Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3 with Cronenworth's HR, King's relief

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Padres2nd in NL West

Adrian Morejon RP
Shoulder, Soreness, left
Day-To-Day
Gavin Sheets 1B
Neck, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Jeremiah Estrada RP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Lucas Giolito SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Miguel Andujar DH
Wrist, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Peter Lambert SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 3.82 ERA, 154 K, 1.25 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Jose Altuve2B
5Christian Walker1B
6Daulton VarshoCF
7Cam SmithRF
8Taylor TrammellLF
9Christian VazquezC

Padres2nd in NL West

Michael King SP

Probable starter · 12-10, 3.21 ERA, 159 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RF
2Jake Cronenworth2B
3Manny Machado3B
4Ty France1B
5Jackson MerrillCF
6Luis CampusanoC
7Gavin SheetsDH
8Xander BogaertsSS
9Luis RengifoLF

The series

SD wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 6, Padres 3 (Aug 7)

Last 5

HOU

L@ SD2-3
W@ SD6-3
Lvs TOR4-5
Wvs TOR7-2
Lvs TOR1-3

Wvs HOU3-2
Lvs HOU3-6
W@ ARI5-1
L@ ARI4-10
W@ ARI9-4

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Game info

Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, California · Attendance 41,937
Officials: Alex Mackay (Home Plate Umpire), Jacob Metz (First Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Second Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Third Base Umpire)