PITTSBURGH -- Andrew Cashner is well aware of how this looks from the outside -- a five-game losing skid on the road with the Padres losing leads late, fitful endings that might appear to be demoralizing to fans and other from afar.
But that's not the case, Cashner insisted after the Padres lost to the Pirates on Wednesday at PNC Park, 5-2 -- a game where San Diego held a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning.