Suarez gets huge strikeout as the Padres beat the Pirates for the 10th straight time
- The San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on May 30, 2025, at Petco Park in San Diego, extending their winning streak against the Pirates to ten games.
- The Padres' consistent success against the Pirates stems from solid pitching performances and timely offense, maintaining a streak dating back to July 26, 2023.
- Nick Pivetta delivered six strong innings with eight strikeouts and no walks, while closer Robert Suarez secured the save by striking out Henry Davis with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.
- Suarez's save was his 18th of the season, leading the majors, and the crowd of 42,579 witnessed the Padres outduel Pirates starter Mitch Keller, who fell to 1-7 after allowing three runs in six innings.
- This victory ties the Padres' second-longest winning streak against a single opponent and highlights their strategic small-ball approach that players say matters at the end of a long season.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Venezuelan closer Robert Suarez got a called third strike with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning of Friday's San Diego Padres 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, their 10th straight victory. After Jason Adam loaded the bases with two outs, Suarez took the mound and struck out Henry Davis, who stared at a low pitch that appeared to be out of the strike zone. Davis tossed his bat and began to take off his wrist guard,…

Suarez gets huge strikeout as the Padres beat the Pirates for the 10th straight time
SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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…
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