Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres

· Major League Baseball

Pittsburgh Pirates

64-69, 30-37 Away

Final
3 - 2

San Diego Padres

71-61, 40-27 Home

Nick Gonzales' 12th-inning RBI single sends Pirates past Padres 3-2

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres: Game Highlights

Esmerlyn Valdez homered and Rafael Flores Jr. had an RBI double in the sixth for the Pirates, who rebounded from getting swept at Dodger Stadium last weekend with just their 11th win in 31 games.

Jake Cronenworth tied it in the eighth with a two-out RBI single for the Padres, whose three-game winning streak ended with only their eighth loss in 29 games. San Diego’s eight-game home winning streak also ended.

San Diego loaded the bases with one out in the 11th, but Kirby Yates (2-5) struck out Jackson Merrill and got Xander Bogaerts to line out. Merrill went 0 for 5 on his bobblehead night, striking out on three pitches with the bases loaded in both the eighth and 11th, and also failed to make a diving catch on Flores' RBI double.

After Jared Triolo scored on Gonzales’ single off Jeremiah Estrada (2-3), Yohan Ramirez struck out the side in the 12th to earn his second save.

Braxton Ashcraft pitched six strong innings of four-hit ball for Pittsburgh. He has allowed just three runs over 23 innings in his last three starts.

Robbie Ray dueled Ashcraft through five scoreless innings before Valdez led off the sixth with a 414-foot shot to center field. Ray allowed five hits and struck out five in his fourth start for the Padres.

Freddy Fermin doubled later in the sixth and eventually scored on Ashcraft's balk.

Padres closer Mason Miller allowed two baserunners and barely escaped a ninth-inning jam while facing his hometown team on his 28th birthday.

Up next Paul Skenes (9-11, 3.95 ERA) returns from another rocky outing on normal rest for the Pirates on Tuesday. Michael King (8-9, 3.38 ERA) makes his team-leading 27th start for the Padres.

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Scoring Summary

	12th Inning	Harris struck out swinging. San Diego Padres challenged: call on the field was upheld.
	12th Inning	Campusano struck out swinging.
	12th Inning	Hays struck out swinging.
	12th Inning	Ramírez relieved Yates
	12th Inning	Cruz struck out swinging.
	12th Inning	Mangum to second on wild pitch by Estrada.

Statistics

PIT		SD
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
18	Ground Balls	10
15	Strikeouts	10
3	Runs Batted In	1
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
9	Hits	7
2	Stolen Bases	3
5	Walks	6
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	2
1	Ground Into Double Play	3
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
44	At Bats	39
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
29	Runners Left On Base	26
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
1	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	2
11	Fly Balls	19
0	Caught Stealing	0
220	Pitches	193
0	Games Started	0
2	Pinch At Bats	2
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
13	Total Bases	9
49	Plate Appearances	45
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
3.9	Runs Created	2.4
.205	Batting Average	.179
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.295	Slugging Percentage	.231
.250	Secondary Average	.282
.286	On Base Percentage	.289
.581	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.520
1.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.5
2.9	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	1.8
28.0	Batter Rating	20.0
44.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.49	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.29
.091	Isolated Power	.051
0.33	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.60
.102	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.133
.045	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.103
6.0	Runs Produced	3.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.5
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.2
76.3	MLB Rating	69.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0