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05/02 22:49 CDT Luis Arraez has 3 hits, 3 RBIs to help Padres beat Pirates 9-4
Luis Arraez has 3 hits, 3 RBIs to help Padres beat Pirates 9-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Luis Arraez had three hits and drove in three runs to help
the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 on Friday night for their
third straight victory.
Arraez is 6 for 12 since returning from a concussion. Fernando Tatis Jr. left
the game in the third after being hit on the left forearm by a pitch from Mitch
Keller. The Padres announced that initial X-rays were negative.
Oneil Cruz drew a two-out walk from Padres starter Dylan Cease in the third,
stole second and scored on a single by Bryan Reynolds for a 1-0 lead.
Gavin Sheets homered --- his fourth of the season --- leading off the fourth
against Keller (1-3), Xander Bogaerts singled and scored on a Taylor Wade hit
to give the Padres the lead. Alexander Canario drew a bases-loaded walk to make
it 2-2 in the bottom half.
Oscar Gonzalez singled and scored on an Arraez double to give the Padres the
lead for good in a three-run fifth. Brandon Lockridge drove in a run with a
two-out single in the eighth and Arraez followed with a two-run single for an
8-4 lead. Jason Heyward had a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Cease threw 91 pitches to get through four innings. He allowed two runs on
three hits and three walks. Jeremiah Estrada (1-1) struck out the side in the
seventh for the win.
Keller gave up five runs --- four earned --- on eight hits in five innings.
Pittsburgh has lost three of four to begin a six-game homestand.
Key moment The Pirates scored a run in four straight innings to pull within 5-4 heading to the eighth. The Padres pulled away with four hits and three runs off lefty Caleb Ferguson. Key stat San Diego began the day with a team ERA of 2.86 --- second only to the Mets. The Padres' bullpen is the best at 1.77. Up next RHP Randy Vsquez (1-3, 4.28) starts for the Padres on Saturday against Pirates LHP Bailey Falter (1-3, 5.93). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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