The most important thing that happened in this game was that Pedro Alvarez came up twice late in the game with Andrew McCutchen in scoring position, worked six pitch at-bats both times, and on two separate full counts hit the ball sharply and in a fashion that resulted in McCutchen scoring. He needed the help of a Yangervis Solarte error in the seventh, but he had a clean single for the walk-off hit in the ninth that helped the Pirates to a comeback 2-1 win over the Padres (and Pedro’s father-in-law, the Pads’ interim manager Pat Murphy).
The comeback was well-appreciated, both because it made sure that an excellent AJ Burnett start (one run in 7 2/3 innings on five hits, four walks, and three strikeouts) didn’t get wasted, and because weird and bad things seem to always happen to the Pirates in PNC Park against the Padres.