The San Diego Padres will look to Manny Machado for continued offensive production when they square off against Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, May 31 (airing on SDPA and SportsNet PT).
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Padres vs. Pirates Game InfoGame day: Saturday, May 31, 2025Game time: 9:40 p.m. ETTV channel: SDPA and SportsNet PTLive Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)Location: San Diego, CaliforniaStadium: PETCO ParkPadres Starter: TBAPirates Starter: TBAPadres vs. Pirates Tickets For SalePadres vs. Pirates offensive insightsThe Padres rank 24th in Major League Baseball with 30 home runs.The offense for San Diego has a slugging percentage of .382 this season, 18th in MLB.The Padres rank seventh in MLB with a .256 team batting average.The Pirates have hit the third-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (26).This season, Pittsburgh is slugging .325, the second-lowest percentage in baseball.The Pirates have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.219).
Padres’ top hittersFernando Tatis Jr.’s batting average this year is .319, and he has an OPS of .936 (.388 on-base, .548 slugging). He has eight homers and 19 RBI, plus 27 runs scored and eight stolen bases on 10 attempts. His strikeout rate is 18.4%, and his walk rate is 9.9%.In 2025, Machado’s batting average is .306, to go along with an OPS of .832 (.369 on-base, .463 slugging). He has three homers and 16 RBI, plus 24 runs scored and seven stolen bases on eight attempts. His strikeout rate is 17.4%, and his walk rate is 9.4%.Luis Arraez is hitting .280, with three home runs and 12 RBI, plus 13 runs scored and two steals on three attempts. He has a .732 OPS (.326 on-base, .407 slugging). His strikeout rate is 2.3%, and his walk rate is 6.1%.The Padres’ Xander Bogaerts is batting .246, with a .331 on-base percentage and a .341 slugging percentage. He has one home run and 14 RBI, plus 15 runs scored and six steals on six attempts. His strikeout rate is 22.1%, and his walk rate is 11%.Pirates’ top hittersOneil Cruz is hitting .246/.377/.484 this season with a walk rate of 16.6% and a K rate of 28.5%. Additionally, he’s swatted eight homers while knocking in 18 runs and scoring 22 times. Plus, he’s stolen 15 bases on 16 attempts.In 121 plate appearances, McCutchen has put up a batting average of .257 with an OPS of .750 (.350 OBP; .400 SLG) this season, while belting three dingers with 10 runs and 12 RBI. He’s walking at an 11.6% clip and fanning 16.5% of the time.This season, Bryan Reynolds has blasted five bombs, driven in 19 runs, and scored 14 times while hitting .219/.281/.351 in 167 plate appearances. He’s also stolen three bags on five attempts. His K rate is 28.1%, and his walk rate is 7.8%.At the dish, Ke’Bryan Hayes has cracked one bomb, knocked in 14 runs, and scored eight times while hitting .254/.306/.313 in 144 plate appearances. He’s also stolen three bags on four attempts. His K rate comes in at 18.8%, and his walk rate sits at 5.6%.Padres’ injuries
Jake Cronenworth: 10 Day IL (Rib), Mason McCoy: 10 Day IL (Finger), Logan Gillaspie: 15 Day IL (Oblique ), Yu Darvish: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Bryan Hoeing: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Matt Waldron: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Joe Musgrove: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Pirates’ injuries
Nick Gonzales: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Endy Rodriguez: 10 Day IL (Finger), Spencer Horwitz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Timothy Mayza: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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