Game 32
Padres 4, Pirates 2
Winning Pitcher: Craig Stammen (2-1, 2.29)
Losing Pitcher: Duane Underwood Jr. (1-1, 3.94)
Save: Mark Melancon (11)
The Padres (18-14) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-17) in the finale of their three-game series at Petco Park by a score of 4-2. Yu Darvish (3-1, 2.27) gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings. Bryan Reynolds hit a solo home run and Erik Gonzalez scored on a Ka’ai Tom sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
JT Brubaker (2-2, 2.78) allowed two runs on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings. Victor Caratini hit a solo home run in the third inning. Wil Myers‘ single in the fifth inning drove in Fernando Tatis Jr. Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run single to drive in Caratini and Trent Grisham in the sixth inning.
Media
Cronenworth, Padres beat Pirates 4-2 to win series – Associated Press
Preller’s moves paying off in win column – AJ Cassavell, MLB.com
Brubaker solid, but Padres escape – Justice delos Santos, MLB.com
