Miguel Diaz made his first major league with the Padres start since his first stint with the team as a rookie during the 2018 season. He struck out three batters in as many innings with one hit allowed and a pair of walks. The Friars scored the games only two runs in the bottom of the seventh and the bullpen helped secure the blanking of the Pirates 2-0 on Monday night in game one of a three-game series.
Austin Adams fanned three in the sixth and Drew Pomeranz K’d a pair in the eighth in solid relief outings.