The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres 3-2 last night at a soggy PNC Park. Gregory Polanco drove in the game-winning run with a triple in the eighth inning. Tony Watson picked up the win in relief of Pirate starter Francisco Liriano. Mark Melancon earned his 28th save of the season. It was his 26th consecutive save of the season, tying a mark set by Joel Hanrahan in 2011.
Liriano went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out six. The game featured another nearly 1-1/2 hour rain delay. Andrew McCutchen led the Bucs with two hits. He has now raised his average to .301 overall.
The Pirates picked up a game and a half on first-place St. Louis, who were swept by the Chicago Cubs in a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field. The Pirates are now 4-1/2 game back heading into tonight’s series finale with San Diego at 7:05pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am is 6:40pm.
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