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Jackson Merrill, Padres look to keep having 'fun' vs. Pirates
Most experts consider Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes as the favorite to win the National League Rookie of the Year award.,But San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill is doing his best to make voters think otherwise. He captured NL Player of the Week honors Monday and then saved ...
Surging Padres send Pirates to eighth consecutive loss
Xander Bogaerts knocked in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and five San Diego pitchers teamed up for a win as the Padres edged the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Monday.,Jeremiah Estrada (4-2), the third Padres pitcher, worked out of a two-on, two-out jam in the top of the seventh for the...
Padres' Joe Musgrove set to return to mound vs. Pirates
The San Diego Padres' starting rotation is set to get a potentially key piece back Monday night for the first game of a three-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,Joe Musgrove (3-4, 5.66 ERA), who's been out since May 26 due to right elbow inflammation, is scheduled to take the mound. W...
Dodgers outlast Pirates in 10 innings to finish sweep
Enrique Hernandez hit a game-tying double in the 10th inning and scored on a two-out single from Teoscar Hernandez as the host Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-5 victory Sunday.,The Dodgers won for the sixth time in their past eight games a...
Tyler Glasnow aims to send Dodgers to sweep of reeling Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow will set a career high for starts in a season when he takes the mound against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon. ,It will be Glasnow's second start of the season against the team that drafted him in the fifth round in 2011. Also, it wi...
Dodgers get to Paul Skenes early, defeat Pirates
Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run and Gavin Lux drove in three runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 4-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday to win for the fifth time in seven games.,In his fourth career start, Dodgers right-hander River Ryan departed after 4 2/3 scoreless inn...
Pirates' Paul Skenes ready to pitch near home in L.A.
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes will get his first chance to pitch near home when he faces the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,The closest Skenes has pitched this season to nearby Orange County, where he grew up, was at Houston on July 29, when he gave up two runs (one earned) ...
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers back Jack Flaherty in win vs. Pirates
Right-hander Jack Flaherty had 10 strikeouts in his home debut and was backed by three home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 9-5 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,In his second start since he was traded from the Detroit Tigers to his...
Dodgers' Jack Flaherty set for homecoming vs. Pirates
Jack Flaherty returned home when he landed with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline last month. ,That move likely will feel all the more real on Friday night when the right-hander takes the mound against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. ,It will be the first start at Los Angeles in a Dodge...
Late rally propels Padres past Pirates
David Peralta belted a two-run homer and Luis Arraez had an RBI double to help the visiting San Diego Padres complete a three-game series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-6 win on Thursday afternoon.,The Padres have won five straight games and 14 of their last 16 games.,San Diego seized a 7-...
Pirates place RHP Colin Holderman (wrist) on IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed relief pitcher Colin Holderman on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to a sprain in the right wrist.,Holderman, 28, is 3-5 with a 3.21 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 44 appearances out of the bullpen this season.,He is 8-8 with a 3.63 ERA and two saves in 126 games (no star...
Padres' Jackson Merrill will look to continue late-game magic at Pirates
On paper, Jackson Merrill might be a rookie but at the plate, he's got the clutch bat of a veteran.,On Wednesday, the 21-year-old delivered the game-tying home run in the ninth inning of the San Diego Padres' 9-8 extra-innings win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It's the third time this season he's ...
Padres stay hot with 10-inning victory over Pirates
Xander Bogaerts broke a 10th-inning tie with an RBI single and the San Diego Padres scored three times in the frame before holding on for a 9-8 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Facing reliever Colin Holderman (3-5), Bogaerts brought in automatic runner Luis Arraez with a hit to lef...
Surging Padres pursue series victory over Pirates
Good luck trying to stop the San Diego Padres.,The Padres have been rolling since the schedule resumed after the All-Star break, winning 12 of 15 games. They will look to keep their momentum going in the second game of a three-game set against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday evening.,Not ev...
Padres shake off rain to blank Pirates
Donovan Solano went 4-for-5 with four RBIs to help the San Diego Padres to a 6-0 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series. ,San Diego braved a rain delay that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes to pick up its 12th win in the past 15 games. The Pirates fell for ...
Red-hot Dylan Cease aims to pitch Padres past Pirates
July was a month to remember for San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease. The right-hander will look to keep the good times rolling when he takes the mound against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game set on Tuesday.,Cease (11-8, 3.42 ERA), who was named the National League Pitcher of ...
D-backs rally from 4-0 deficit, hold off Pirates
Joc Pederson delivered a three-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for a 6-5 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Ketel Marte also homered for the Diamondbacks, who trailed 4-0 entering the sixth inning. A.J. Puk escaped a ninth-inning jam to secur...
Diamondbacks set for ultimate test vs. Pirates' Paul Skenes
The Arizona Diamondbacks' offense has done plenty of damage against opposing pitchers this season, but the visitors will be put to the test Sunday afternoon against Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes in the rubber match of the teams' three-game set.,The Diamondbacks lead the National Le...
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen (quad) exits vs. D-backs
Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen departed Saturday night's 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks due to left quad tightness, the team said.,The Pirates said McCutchen is day-to-day.,McCutchen left in the sixth inning after hitting a single to left field. He was injured while...
Bryan Reynolds, Joey Bart help Pirates down Diamondbacks
Bryan Reynolds broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Joey Bart went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which has won four of its past six games. Arizona lost for just the ...