Padres and Pirates Meet to Decide Series Winner
- The San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday at Petco Park and will try to clinch the series on Saturday night in San Diego.
- The Padres’ victory followed an off day that allowed players like Arraez to engage in leisure activities before pitching matchups featuring Bailey Falter and Dylan Cease.
- Nick Pivetta started strongly by striking out six consecutive batters, but the Pirates briefly took a 2-1 lead before Arraez’s clutch double put San Diego ahead 3-2 late in the game.
- Padres manager Don Kelly was ejected after voicing displeasure to umpire Edwin Jimenez, and closer Suarez secured the win with a perfect ninth inning in front of 42,579 fans.
- With a 1-0 series lead and strong home record, the Padres aim to capitalize on momentum while Sheets grows comfortable in left field, as the Pirates struggle with a 21-37 overall record.
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Padres pregame: Gavin Sheets increasing looks in left, Luis Campusano looking for first hit
Gavin Sheets having one more outfield assist than Fernando Tatis Jr. is telling on two different fronts. To start with, teams no longer test Tatis in right field as the Pirates demonstrated throughout Friday’s game. And two, Sheets is getting more and more comfortable in left field, where he’ll be again for Saturday’s 6:40 p.m. start (Padres.TV, CBS). “Increasing by the day,” Sheets said of his comfortable level in left field. “The more I play o…
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Nick Pivetta's effective outings lifts Padres past Pirates
Jackson Merrill knocked in two runs and Nick Pivetta fired six solid innings as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday.
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