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

San Diego closer Robert Suarez got a huge called third strike with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning and the Padres beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Friday night for their 10th straight victory over the Pirates.

When Robert Suarez threw a 99-mph fastball below the strike zone on a full count with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the eighth inning, Henry Davis flipped his bat and started to take off his wrist protector in celebration.

San Diego Padres fans were fighting each other in the stands during Saturday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Andrew McCutchen homered into the second deck in left field off Dylan Cease, Bailey Falter combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Diego 5-0 to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Padres.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have one relief pitcher that other MLB teams will likely target heading towards the trade deadline. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com

The Pirates are already 14½ games off the Cubs’ pace in the division and 11 ½ games out of a wild-card spot. Only the Rockies (.161) and Orioles (.345) have a worse winning percentage than the Pirates (.

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.

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