After the Pirates took a 5-4 lead in the eighth, the Padres went to work against Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vazquez (2-1).
Jose Pirela and Christian Villanueva opened with singles, with Franchy Cordero running for Villanueva. Pinch hitter Cory Spangenberg reached and Pirela scored for a 5-5 tie on shortstop Jordy Mercer's throwing error.
Freddy Galvis' bunt single brought home Cordero for the go-ahead run. After a double steal, A.J. Ellis hit a two-run single to make it 8-5.
Josh Harrison, fresh off the disabled list after missing 30 games because of a broken left hand, went 3 for 4 with an RBI for Pittsburgh. Austin Meadows, in his third major league game, was 3 for 4 with his first homer.
San Diego starter Jordan Lyles allowed four runs and seven hits -- two of them home runs -- in 5 2/3 innings. Kirby Yates (3-0) gave up a run in the eighth but got the win. Brad Hand got out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his 14th save.
Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams gave up four runs and four hits in six innings.
Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the third on Francisco Cervelli's sacrifice fly.
The Padres moved ahead 2-1 in the fourth when Villanueva hit his 12th homer, a two-run screamer to center.
San Diego increased its lead to 4-1 in the fifth. Galvis led off with a single and moved to third on a double to the wall in right by Ellis. Manuel Margot's groundout brought Galvis home. Ellis beat a play at the plate on Lyles' bunt single.
The Pirates tied it in the sixth with two outs. Colin Moran walked before Meadows hit a 420-foot homer to right-center to make it 4-3. Mercer followed with a homer to left to make it 4-4.
In the eighth, Harrison's sacrifice fly gave Pittsburgh a 5-4 lead.
--Field Level Media
San Diego | Pittsburgh | |
Jordan Lyles | Player | Trevor Williams |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
5.2 | IP | 6.0 |
4 | Strikeouts | 5 |
7 | Hits | 4 |
6.35 | ERA | 6.00 |
San Diego | Pittsburgh | |
Christian Villanueva | Player | Austin Meadows |
2 | Hits | 3 |
2 | RBI | 2 |
1 | HR | 1 |
5 | TB | 6 |
.500 | Avg | .750 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
San Diego | 9 | 1 | 13 | .243 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 10 | 2 | 17 | .278 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |