Jacob Stallings had three hits and three RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates chased Blake Snell in the first inning of an 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
The game lasted 4 hours, 7 minutes, and included 17 walks, seven hit batters and 27 runners left on base.
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Jacob Stallings had three hits and three RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates chased Blake Snell in the first inning of an 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
San Diego had its four-game winning streak end as Snell retired just two of the eight batters he faced. The 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner had his worst outing in three starts since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in an offseason trade. He has pitched a total of 10 1/3 innings.
The Padres’ Trent Grisham led off the game with a homer to right-center. He has connected in three straight games.
Crismatt helped save the Padres bullpen by pitching five innings, allowing four runs.
The umpires warned both teams in the eighth inning after San Diego’s Taylor Williams hit Phillip Evans with a pitch. Williams then plunked Adam Frazier on the foot three batters later but was not ejected.
Joe Musgrove will start for the Padres on Wednesday night, his first outing since throwing the first no-hitter in the franchise’s 52-year history last Friday against the Texas Rangers.
“It’s something that’s been in the family for 20 years, a small drive-through in a small town, so they don’t usually do crazy business,” Musgrove said.
Stallings hit a two-run double off the top of the left-field fence in the first inning, then added an RBI single in the second. That helped the Pirates take a 5-3 lead en route to their third win in four games.
Pittsburgh Pirates' Erik Gonzalez singles off San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell, driving in a run, during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
San Diego had its four-game winning streak end as Snell retired just two of the eight batters he faced. The 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner had his worst outing in three starts since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in an offseason trade. He has pitched a total of 10 1/3 innings.
Pirates starter Chad Kuhl had a career-high seven walks in 3 2/3 innings. He was charged with four runs, three earned, and has 15 walks in 10 2/3 innings over three starts this season. Chris Stratton (1-0), the fifth of seven Pittsburgh pitchers, worked a scoreless seventh inning and was credited with the win.
Erik Gonzalez had three of Pittsburgh’s 12 hits.
Pittsburgh Pirates' Jacob Stallings (58) slides safely into second with a double ahead of the tag by San Diego Padres second baseman Jurickson Profar during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
The Padres’ Trent Grisham led off the game with a homer to right-center. He has connected in three straight games.
After San Diego went ahead 2-0, Snell lasted 38 mostly ineffective pitches. Stallings scored on a double by Gonzalez to deep center field that made it 3-2.
The Padres tied it in the second when Grisham scored on a wild pitch by Kuhl. Pittsburgh went ahead for good in the bottom half against Nabil Crismatt (0-1) when Bryan Reynolds hit an RBI single and scored on Stallings’ base hit.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell collects himself between pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
Crismatt helped save the Padres bullpen by pitching five innings, allowing four runs.
Pittsburgh pitchers issued 13 walks. The Padres, though, stranded at least two runners on base in six innings.
WARNINGS ALL AROUND
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Chad Kuhl delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
The umpires warned both teams in the eighth inning after San Diego’s Taylor Williams hit Phillip Evans with a pitch. Williams then plunked Adam Frazier on the foot three batters later but was not ejected.
There were seven batters hit altogether, four of them Pirates. Evans and the Padres’ Jorge Mateo were both plunked twice.
CUP OF JOE
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Richard Rodriguez, right, hugs catcher Jacob Stallings after getting the final out of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The Pirates won 8-4.(AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
Joe Musgrove will start for the Padres on Wednesday night, his first outing since throwing the first no-hitter in the franchise’s 52-year history last Friday against the Texas Rangers.
Musgrove is finding out his achievement is serving up a positive effect on his family, too.
The right-hander’s parents own and operate a coffee shop in Alpine, California, a San Diego suburb. Padres fans have been flocking there since Musgrove's gem.
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher David Bednar delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
“It’s something that’s been in the family for 20 years, a small drive-through in a small town, so they don’t usually do crazy business,” Musgrove said.
“But the last few days have been some of the best days they’ve ever had. I really appreciate people helping support their small business,” he said.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pittsburgh Pirates' Phillip Evans is hit by a pitch by San Diego Padres relief pitcher Nabil Crismatt during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP PhotoGene J. Puskar)
Padres: LF Tommy Pham stayed in the game after getting hit in the helmet by a 94 mph fastball in the first inning.
Pirates: 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (left wrist strain) will not be activated from the injured list Wednesday, the first day he is eligible. The rookie is still unable to swing a bat.
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Musgrove will oppose LHP Tyler Anderson (0-2, 5.23 ERA). The Pirates traded Musgrove to the Padres in January. Anderson is 3-2 with a 2.61 ERA against San Diego in nine career games.
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