On Thursday, August 8th at 12:35 p.m. ET, the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-57) will host the San Diego Padres (63-52) at PNC Park. Luis Ortiz will get the ball for the Pirates, while Randy Vasquez will be on the mound for the Padres.

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Where can you watch Pirates vs. Padres?

• Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024
• Time: 12:35 p.m. ET
• TV channel: MLB Network
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• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Venue: PNC Park

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Pitching duel

Pirates: Luis Ortiz

• Ortiz is making his seventh start of the season for the Pirates. He has a 5-2 record, a 3.21 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 84 2/3 innings pitched.
• His last appearance was on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs and six hits.
• The 25-year-old has a 3.21 ERA with seven strikeouts per nine innings in 28 games this season. His opponents’ batting average is .230.
• Ortiz wants to secure his fourth quality start of the year.
• Ortiz will attempt to pitch five or more innings in his sixth consecutive appearance. He averages three innings per game.
• This season, he has made 14 appearances in which he has not allowed a single earned run.

Fathers: Randy Vasquez

• Vasquez starts for the Padres, his 17th of the season. He has a 3-6 record, a 4.62 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, the right-hander played five innings, allowed one earned run and collected three hits.
• The 25-year-old has a 4.62 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. His opponents’ batting average is .313.
• Vasquez will look to make his fifth quality start of the season in this matchup.
• Vasquez is attempting to record his 11th start of five or more innings this year.
• In two of his 16 games this season, he was able to hold his opponents without a single earned run.

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Team comparison

Leader of the pirate offensive

• Bryan Reynolds has a .288 batting average, .357 on-base percentage and .482 slugging percentage this year. His strikeout rate is 22.1% and his walk rate is 8.8%. He has 19 home runs and 68 RBIs, along with 51 runs scored and six steals in eight attempts.
• In 2024, Oneil Cruz’s batting average is .253, along with an OPS of .767 (.308 on-base, .459 slugging). He has 17 home runs and 56 RBIs, as well as 51 runs scored and 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts. His strikeout rate is 33% and his walk rate is 7%.
• Bryan De La Cruz’s current batting average is .240, he has 18 home runs and 52 RBIs, as well as 45 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 26.5% and his walk rate is 5.3%. He has an on-base percentage of .282 and a slugging percentage of .404.
• Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates has a .231 batting average, a .334 on-base percentage and a .391 slugging percentage. He has 14 home runs and 34 RBIs, as well as 57 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 26% and his walk rate is 11.9%.

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Padres offensive leader

• Jurickson Profar has a .300 average along with a .394 OBP and a .490 SLG in 467 batting appearances this year. He has also hit 19 home runs with 71 RBI and 65 runs scored while posting a K% of 14.8% and a BB% of 11.6%.
• In 480 at-bats this year, Luis Arraez has a .302 batting average with a .335 OBP and a .374 SLG. He has also hit three home runs with 29 RBI and 57 runs scored while posting a 5% strikeout rate and a 3.5% walk rate.
• This season, Jackson Merrill has a batting average of .288/.318/.467 with 15 home runs, 59 RBIs, 54 runs and 11 steals. His slugging percentage is 18.4% and he allows walks 4.3% of the time.
• At bat, Manny Machado, who has a batting line of .271/.321/.442, has 55 runs, 62 RBIs and 17 home runs in 448 at-bats. As a base stealer, he has stolen six bases in seven attempts. His walk rate is 6.9%, while his K rate is 19.9%.