When the Padres play next
The next San Diego Padres game is against the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series, on Tue, Oct 6 at 9:30 PM ET, at Petco Park. For that game Nick Pivetta is listed to start against Dustin May.
Over the 2026 regular season the Padres finished 91-71, 2nd in the National League West, 9 games behind the leader. They are still alive in the NL Division Series, where the series stands SD 0, MIL 2.
How to watch Padres games
The home broadcast of the next Padres game is listed on FS1 / FOX ONE. Postseason games are national broadcasts, so the Padres game is on the same channel everywhere in the country and local networks do not carry it.
On radio, the Padres call is on KWFN 97.3 and ESPN Radio. Radio is the one feed that is never blacked out in the San Diego market.
Where the next 12 Padres games air
| Network | Games | Type | First listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 / FOX ONE | 3 | National | Tue, Oct 6 · 9:30 PM ET |
Every listed Padres game right now is a national broadcast, so it airs on the same channel across the country and is not on the local network. Out-of-market fans can stream regular-season Padres games on MLB.TV, but games shown on local TV in their own area and national exclusives are blacked out there.
Upcoming Padres schedule
The 12 upcoming Padres dates break down into 9 at Petco Park and 3 on the road. The next game is also the next home game. TV channels in the table are the ones MLB lists today, and empty slots fill in as networks announce their Padres picks.
| Date (ET) | Opponent | Game | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 6 · 9:30 PM ET | vs Milwaukee Brewers | NL Division Series | FS1 / FOX ONE |
| Wed, Oct 7 · 10:00 PM ET | vs Milwaukee Brewers | NL Division Series | FS1 / FOX ONE |
| Fri, Oct 9 · 4:30 PM ET | @ Milwaukee Brewers | NL Division Series | FS1 / FOX ONE |
| Thu, Mar 25 · time TBA | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | Regular season | To be announced |
| Fri, Mar 26 · time TBA | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Mar 27 · time TBA | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Mar 28 · time TBA | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Mar 29 · time TBA | vs Colorado Rockies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Mar 30 · time TBA | vs Colorado Rockies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Wed, Mar 31 · time TBA | vs Colorado Rockies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Fri, Apr 2 · time TBA | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Apr 3 · time TBA | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Regular season | To be announced |
The Padres season in numbers
- Record
- 91-71
- Division
- 2 of 5
- Run diff.
- +41
- Expected wins
- 85
- Home
- 51-30
- Road
- 40-41
The San Diego Padres put 722 runs on the board and gave up 681, a run differential of +41. That works out to 4.46 runs scored and 4.20 allowed per game, against a league average of 4.48 for each side. Based on those runs, a typical team would have won about 85 games, so the Padres finished 6 wins above that mark. A gap that size for the Padres usually comes from one-run games and bullpen results, and it tends to shrink over a full season. The luck table ranks every club on the same measure.
Split by venue, the Padres posted 51-30 at home and 40-41 on the road. That home edge is wider than most, so the ballpark matters more than usual when the Padres are priced at home. Against left-handed starters they were 20-21, against right-handers 71-50, and they closed the regular season 8-2 over the last ten games, ending on a 2-game winning streak.
Recent form: the last 10 games
In their last 10 regular-season games the Padres went 8-2, scoring 6.3 and allowing 4.5 runs per game. 7 of those 10 games finished above 9 total runs, 1 was decided by a single run, and the widest margin was 11-4 at home against AZ. The chart plots each of those Padres games, runs scored above the line and runs allowed below it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | 1st inning runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs AZ | W 9-4 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs AZ | W 10-7 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs AZ | L 4-11 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | @ LAD | W 4-2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | @ LAD | W 5-1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | @ LAD | L 0-7 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIA | W 7-3 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIA | W 7-6 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs MIA | W 8-2 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | @ COL | W 9-2 | 1 |
The Padres in the first inning
59.3% of Padres games ended the first inning scoreless, compared with 49.4% across the league. The Padres scored in the first inning 24.7% of the time and allowed a first-inning run in 24.1% of games. That makes them one of the quieter first-inning teams in baseball. The NRFI Lab puts the Padres next to every other team and starter on the same split.
How to read the Padres numbers
For anyone pricing a Padres game: the run differential and expected wins say more about team quality than the raw record, the home and road split shows how much Petco Park helps, and the last-ten totals show whether recent Padres games have run high or low. For Padres totals, the over/under guide explains the market step by step, and the odds calculator turns any price into an implied probability. None of these Padres figures predicts a single game, and no bet is ever a sure thing.
Petco Park, home of the Padres
The San Diego Padres play their home games at Petco Park in San Diego, CA, at an elevation of 23 feet. Games there averaged 8.05 total runs, an index of 0.90 against the league average, which makes Petco Park one of the tougher places to score. At Petco Park, wind direction and temperature change how far the ball carries, so the game-day forecast matters. The ballpark scoring page ranks all 30 parks.
Padres injured list
6 players are on the Padres injured list: Bryan Hoeing (P, IL 60-Day), Casey Mize (P, IL 15-Day), Lucas Giolito (P, IL 60-Day), Luis Rengifo (LF, IL 60-Day), Ramón Laureano (LF, IL 60-Day), Rodolfo Durán (C, IL 60-Day). The list comes from the Padres 40-man roster and refreshes every morning.
