The Pittsburgh Pirates got off to a good start in the bottom of the first after RBI singles from Daniel Vogelbach and Diego Castillo, but they couldn’t sustain it as their starting pitching continued to struggle in a 7-3 defeat to the San Diego Padres.
Zach Thompson went four and one third innings, giving up four earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three, including a two run homer to Ha-Seong Kim in the third to take the loss. Thompson moves to 0-3 on the season and now has a ERA ballooning over 10.