A familiar face proved to be a formidable foe Sunday for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as former Bucco Joe Musgrove scattered seven hits over seven innings and the San Diego Padres held on for a 5-2 victory at PNC Park.
Shaky relief pitching nearly robbed Musgrove of the win, as the Pirates loaded the bases in the eighth with no outs trailing 3-1 as reliever Robert Suarez walked the first two batters and then Yoshi Tsutsugo singled off Suarez’s glove.
Pinch hitter Michael Chavis drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make it a one-run game, but the Padres escaped further damage when reliever Tim Hill got pinch hitter Diego Castillo to ground into a double play.