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San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

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San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Summary

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San Diego Padres 8 6-6

Final 8-2 Wed, Apr 8 · 12:35 PM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7-5

Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateApril 8, 2026

Time12:35 PM ET

VenuePNC Park

SeriesRegular Season · Game 3 of 3

Day/Nightday

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San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates Probable Pitchers

SDMichael King

Stats6-7 · ERA 3.41 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 108.1 IP

PITMitch Keller

Stats6-6 · ERA 5.02 · 74 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 100.1 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health TV · away · Streaming

SportsNet Pittsburgh TV · home · Streaming

KWFN 97.3 FM · away · Streaming

100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020 AM · home · Streaming

XEMO 860 AM · away · Streaming

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Date / Time	Matchup	Status	TV / Streaming	Probable Pitchers	Venue	Links
Wed, Apr 8 12:35 PM ET	San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2	Final	Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health, SportsNet Pittsburgh	SD: Michael King 6-7 · ERA 3.41 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 108.1 IP PIT: Mitch Keller 6-6 · ERA 5.02 · 74 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 100.1 IP	PNC Park	Details
Wed, Apr 8 1:10 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 2-10	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals.TV	KC: Cole Ragans 1-4 · ERA 4.84 · 45 SO · WHIP 1.42 · 35.1 IP CLE: Joey Cantillo 7-4 · ERA 3.66 · 96 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 96.0 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Wed, Apr 8 1:35 PM ET	Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox 0-5	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi Sportsbook, NESN	MIL: Shane Drohan 4-2 · ERA 2.97 · 61 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 63.2 IP BOS: Sonny Gray 10-1 · ERA 2.61 · 82 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 89.2 IP	Fenway Park	Details
Wed, Apr 8 2:10 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox 5-3	Final	Chicago Sports Network, MASN	BAL: Kyle Bradish 5-9 · ERA 3.75 · 101 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 100.2 IP CWS: Sean Burke 5-4 · ERA 3.56 · 106 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 98.2 IP	Rate Field	Details
Wed, Apr 8 2:35 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers 0-3	Final	Mariners.TV, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive	SEA: Bryan Woo 7-6 · ERA 4.23 · 102 SO · WHIP 1.07 · 104.1 IP TEX: MacKenzie Gore 5-8 · ERA 4.72 · 111 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 101.0 IP	Globe Life Field	Details
Wed, Apr 8 3:07 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays 3-4	Final	Sportsnet, SportsNet LA	LAD: Shohei Ohtani 8-2 · ERA 1.79 · 95 SO · WHIP 0.95 · 85.2 IP TOR: Dylan Cease 6-4 · ERA 2.56 · 148 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 98.1 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Wed, Apr 8 3:10 PM ET	Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies 1-9	Final	Rockies.TV, Space City Home Network	HOU: Cristian Javier 0-1 · ERA 10.22 · 8 SO · WHIP 2.27 · 12.1 IP COL: Michael Lorenzen 3-9 · ERA 6.46 · 72 SO · WHIP 1.78 · 92.0 IP	Coors Field	Details
Wed, Apr 8 3:45 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants 0-5	Final	NBCS BA, NBCSP	PHI: Aaron Nola 3-6 · ERA 5.87 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.46 · 92.0 IP SF: Tyler Mahle 1-8 · ERA 5.70 · 69 SO · WHIP 1.49 · 71.0 IP	Oracle Park	Details
Wed, Apr 8 4:05 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals 6-1	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, Nationals.TV	STL: Michael McGreevy 4-7 · ERA 3.01 · 66 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 101.2 IP WSH: Miles Mikolas 3-7 · ERA 5.78 · 50 SO · WHIP 1.33 · 90.1 IP	Nationals Park	Details
Wed, Apr 8 4:07 PM ET	Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Angels 8-2	Final	BravesVision, FanDuel Sports Network West	ATL: Grant Holmes 5-4 · ERA 3.61 · 76 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 87.1 IP LAA: Reid Detmers 3-6 · ERA 4.13 · 117 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 104.2 IP	Angel Stadium	Details
Wed, Apr 8 4:10 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets 7-2	Final	DBACKS.TV, SNY	AZ: Ryne Nelson 3-5 · ERA 4.97 · 62 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 83.1 IP NYM: David Peterson 4-7 · ERA 6.75 · 68 SO · WHIP 1.67 · 77.1 IP	Citi Field	Details
Wed, Apr 8 6:40 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays 6-2	Final	Marquee Sports Network, Rays.TV	CHC: Colin Rea 7-5 · ERA 4.75 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 94.2 IP TB: Joe Boyle 0-1 · ERA 5.17 · 16 SO · WHIP 1.09 · 15.2 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Wed, Apr 8 6:40 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Miami Marlins 4-7	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia, Reds.TV	CIN: Brady Singer 3-8 · ERA 5.03 · 71 SO · WHIP 1.54 · 82.1 IP MIA: Eury Pérez 5-6 · ERA 3.84 · 89 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 79.2 IP	loanDepot park	Details
Wed, Apr 8 7:05 PM ET	Athletics at New York Yankees 3-2	Final	Amazon Prime Video, NBCSCA	ATH: Luis Severino 2-6 · ERA 4.16 · 65 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 62.2 IP NYY: Will Warren 7-4 · ERA 4.15 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 93.1 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Wed, Apr 8 7:40 PM ET	Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins 6-8	Final	FS1, Detroit SportsNet, Twins.TV Presented by Progressive	DET: Framber Valdez 4-6 · ERA 4.29 · 78 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 100.2 IP MIN: Bailey Ober 6-3 · ERA 4.59 · 46 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 66.2 IP	Target Field	Details