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San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds Final — September 2, 2026

Wednesday, September 2 · 12:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+2+7-1-1+3-5-1-1+5-1
Game by game
+6-2-5-2+1+2-12+2-5+1
4-6
Last 10
5-5
+7
Net
-14
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,869 mi3,008 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Padres visited the Reds on Wednesday, September 2 at 12:41 PM ET.

The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Padres -163, Reds +138) prices the Padres at 60% and the Reds at 40%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 7

Cincinnati Reds won by 4.

  • Against the closing spread (Cincinnati Reds +1.5): Cincinnati Reds covered.
  • Combined score 10 vs the closing total of 9.5: Over.
  • Cincinnati Reds closed at +138 on the moneyline (a 40% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenReds +1.5 (-130)
Padres -1.5 (+105)
CloseReds +1.5 (-120)
Padres -1.5 (+100)
Totalno move
Open9.5 (o -106 / u -115)
Close9.5 (o -107 / u -114)
Moneyline
OpenPadres -148 57%
Reds +125 43%
ClosePadres -163 60%
Reds +138 40%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 23 times since 2023: the Padres won 12 and the Reds 11.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 1, 2026Padres 3, Reds 4
Reds won


Aug 31, 2026Padres 5, Reds 0
Padres won


Jun 10, 2026Reds 4, Padres 5
Padres won


Jun 9, 2026Reds 5, Padres 3
Reds won


Jun 8, 2026Reds 2, Padres 6
Padres won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

San Diego Padres

Cincinnati Reds

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