Reds square off against the Padres with series tied 1-1

Updated Sep. 2, 2026 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

San Diego Padres (73-66, second in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (66-73, fifth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 12:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Casey Mize (5-8, 3.45 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Reds: Brandon Williamson (2-3, 6.11 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -150, Reds +122; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Cincinnati is 66-73 overall and 33-37 at home. The Reds have a 24-14 record in games decided by one run.

San Diego is 32-38 in road games and 73-66 overall. The Padres have a 51-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Padres are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: JJ Bleday has 14 doubles, two triples and 21 home runs for the Reds. Sal Stewart is 16 for 43 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has a .282 batting average to lead the Padres, and has 29 doubles, two triples and 19 home runs. Jackson Merrill is 12 for 40 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 5-5, .264 batting average, 6.59 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Padres: 4-6, .228 batting average, 2.47 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (groin), Mike Toglia: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Padres: Luis Rengifo: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Sheets: 10-Day IL (foot), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.