Padres Predictions 2026 — Next Game, Record, Standings & Team Stats

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

B

Overall rating

Padres · 66th percentile

▲ Improving

Offense

Below par

Pitching

Average

Bullpen

Strong

Defense

Elite

Primary strength

Defense — rated elite against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

Offense — the department most likely to cost them a close game.

Why the Engine Rates San Diego This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks San Diego in the upper third of MLB because the club owns a positive run differential (+41), a below-average offence and a below-average pitching staff. Excellent defence is the department doing most of the lifting. Their staff ERA of 3.99 ranks 10th in MLB, and they score 4.46 runs per game (16th).

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

91-71

Home

51-30

Away

40-41

Runs scored

722

Runs allowed

681

Run diff

+41

Streak

W2

Season Trends

Only 6 settled games in the last 30 days — trends appear once there are 8, so the arrows mean something.

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Padres 4.46

MLB average 4.48

-0.02 vs average · 16th in MLB

ERA

Padres 3.99

MLB average 4.17

-0.18 vs average · 10th in MLB

OPS

Padres .717

MLB average .719

-0.002 vs average · 18th in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Padres: the engine ranks their offence 16th in MLB at 4.46 runs per game, and their staff sits 10th on earned run average (3.99), while the bullpen grades strong on save conversion.

Offense = runs per game + OPS · Pitching = ERA + WHIP · Bullpen = save conversion + blown saves · Defense = fielding pct + errors per game · Speed = steals + success rate · Momentum = last ten + run differential. Every axis is a live percentile against all 30 clubs.

National League West Standings

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Dodgers	100	62	.617	—	+201	W3
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0	+41	W2
D-backs	86	76	.531	14.0	+9	L2
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0	-91	L5
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0	-192	L1

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Milwaukee Brewers 1–3

Lost

Tue, Oct 6 · vs

Milwaukee Brewers 4–3

Won ✓ Called

Sun, Oct 4 · @

Milwaukee Brewers 3–4

Lost ✓ Called

Sat, Oct 3 · @

Milwaukee Brewers 2–3

Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Fernando Tatis Jr. .289

2 Jackson Merrill .254

3 Xander Bogaerts .231

4 Manny Machado .217

HR

1 Manny Machado 30

2 Jackson Merrill 26

3 Fernando Tatis Jr. 25

4 Xander Bogaerts 13

RBI

1 Manny Machado 91

2 Jackson Merrill 87

3 Fernando Tatis Jr. 83

4 Xander Bogaerts 57

OBP

1 Fernando Tatis Jr. .358

2 Xander Bogaerts .332

3 Jackson Merrill .303

4 Manny Machado .303

OPS

1 Fernando Tatis Jr. .828

2 Jackson Merrill .743

3 Manny Machado .710

4 Xander Bogaerts .676

Hits

1 Fernando Tatis Jr. 181

2 Jackson Merrill 156

3 Manny Machado 128

4 Xander Bogaerts 120

Runs

1 Fernando Tatis Jr. 96

2 Jackson Merrill 86

3 Manny Machado 82

4 Xander Bogaerts 68

SB

1 Fernando Tatis Jr. 38

2 Jackson Merrill 27

3 Xander Bogaerts 22

4 Manny Machado 5

Pitching

ERA

1 Michael King 3.21

Wins

1 Michael King 12

SV

1 Michael King 0

SO

1 Michael King 159

WHIP

1 Michael King 1.18

Starting Rotation

By games started

#	Pitcher	GS	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Next projected start
1	Michael King	32	12-10	3.21	1.18	—

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Bryan Hoeing	P	Injured 60-Day
Lucas Giolito	P	Injured 60-Day
Luis Rengifo	LF	Injured 60-Day
Ramón Laureano	LF	Injured 60-Day
Rodolfo Durán	C	Injured 60-Day

Status is taken from the official 40-man roster feed. Expected return dates are not published in that feed, so none are shown.

Team Form

Official split records

Last 10

8-2

.800 win rate

Home

51-30

.630 win rate

Away

40-41

.494 win rate

vs winning teams

33-42

.440 win rate

One-run games

26-22

.542 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Petco Park

Capacity

40,000

Opened

2004

Surface

Grass · Open

Comparable Profiles

Closest engine profile, not closest record

Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Padres, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

Dodgers

Giants

D-backs

About the Padres

The San Diego Padres compete in the National League West and play their home games at Petco Park, opened in 2004. Southern California's other club, and an aggressive modern spender. They are currently 91-71 (.562), 2nd in the division, 9.0 games back, with a run differential of +41. Recent form has them 8-2 over their last ten, 51-30 at home, 40-41 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is defense (Elite) and their weakest is offense (Below par). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Padres prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

San Diego Padres Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates San Diego This Way

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Season Snapshot

Season Trends

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

National League West Standings

Recent Results

Team Leaders

Batting

AVG

HR

RBI

OBP

OPS

Hits

Runs

SB

Pitching

ERA

Wins

SV

SO

WHIP

Starting Rotation

Injury Report

Team Form

The Ballpark

Comparable Profiles

Key Rivalries

About the Padres

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