The Pittsburgh Pirates battled with the San Diego Padres in the series opener at Petco Park, but fell just short, 3-2. The Pirates have now lost a

The San Diego Padres host the Pittsburgh Pirates to open a three-game series. San Diego has an 18-9 record at home and a 31-23 record overall. The Padres have a 19-3 record in games when they scored at least five runs. Pittsburgh has gone 8-20 in road games and 21-36 overall. The Pirates are 13-7 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Nick Pivetta strikes out eight over six strong innings, Padres get enough timely hits to win 10th in a row over Pittsburgh