Padres vs. Pirates Game Highlights (8/8/24) | MLB Highlights

San Diego has won the first two games of this marathon series and the finale today, Bucks and Friars conclude this home stand. The Pirates really need a w and of course, a win gets them back to 500. And we talked about this with the Pirates chasing now a handful of teams, including those Padres, the hottest team in baseball since the all star break. They are tied with the Diamondbacks atop the wild card chase. Pirates eight back in the National League Central Division. And so today, the Pirates turned to Luis Ortiz Bob. They really need a strong start because that bullpen and, you know, hopefully he'll go out there and he'll give us some innings. But, you know, I don't want to gloss over the, the bullpen being taxed. The bullpen has been bad. We got to get better bullpen work. That's as simple as that swings away. Lifts a fly ball to center Taylor started in. Now he drifts back and makes the catch the high for out. Number one hit on the right knee by a 95 mile an hour fastball out of the right hand of hunter Stratton in the sixth inning last night and he gets hit again. Well, a big smile from Jerson as he gets up. This is last night and he was in a lot of pain instantly, third straight game that he's been hit by a pitch. So down to first with one out, this guy throws hard to center and Michael A Taylor will make the catch for out. Number two. Here's Manny Machado scoreless here in the first inning pro far on at first with two away to left field. Struck pretty well. Back goes de La Cruz looking up and it is gone. Two run home run for Manny Machado is 18th of the year and the Padres jump out to a two nothing lead. Oh man, he turns on that and sends it out of the yard to left field. This is exactly what the Padres needed to do to the Bucks in the first inning after last night's etic ride to nothing as the Padres have the lead over the Pirates Vasquez on the mound today 17 start trying to improve that record to four and six to two. Center field coming in is Merrill and Jackson will get there for out. Number one, couple of hops out to second of the backhand Cron against the grain and off balance gets it there in time to center and a base hit Cruz with two out, knock three and one. Vasquez kicks in deals and a hard hit grounder right to cronenworth at second base easy as can be the throw to first in time and the inning is over no runs. A hit oil Cruz left on base after one in Pittsburgh, Padres with a 20 lead. Padres, two Pirates nothing at the top of the second. Jackson was in the middle of everything last night for the Padres four for six with two home runs out here by Jackson Merrill down the right field line. He is going to pull it up around first base as Bay gets it into second quickly leadoff single for Jackson Merrill, a runner on first. Nobody trying to add to a 2 to 0 lead here in the second inning against Luis Ortiz in the air to right field. It is headed towards foul ground and it is fair two run home run. David Peralta didn't run. He thought it was going to go foul but it stays fair and the Padres jump out to a 4 to 0 lead. He was standing in the box as that one was headed out two run shot who doesn't love the two run shot and freight train time here in Pittsburgh as the Padres double their lead four to nothing. Second two run home run allowed by Ortiz and now two on and one out for the number eight hitter , juan Bay, his 18th game of the Pirates love this year at AAA Little Dribbler recorded at first two down de La Cruz to third Hayes to second, a single away from cutting their lead in half, 2nd and 3rd 2 outs, 40. Padres in the second. Taylor sends one in the air straight away center right at Jackson Merrill. He makes the catch in the inning over Vasquez works around a little bit of traffic. He has thrown two scoreless innings on o'neill Cruz with Brian Reynolds out at second. I feel very deep for Cruz. Broken bat liner caught at first and took a look to second no throw as Cruz retired on the broken bat line drive to first base two down 1 to 2 again pitch to bart check swing of the ball down. He went that is strike three and his first strike out of the afternoon, ryan Reynolds left on base after the hit by pitch. Fifth inning for Randy Vasquez has allowed just two hits two and two bay swings grounds it to first base charged by, he's got it steps on the bag and one down here in the bottom of the fifth , swung on and missed strike three third k of the day for randy Vasquez and two down in the bottom of the. He went five innings in his last start against the Rockies giving up just one run on three hits, 21 pitch hit hard on the ground but pretty much right at Hasan Kim. The shortstop's got it throw to first in time and a second straight 123 inning for Randy Vasquez. We have played five in Pittsburgh. Padres with a 40 lead four nothing Padres bottom of the sixth threatening to sweep this series and Reynolds Mr Pro just goes up there and whacks it into right now. Cruz. The ball gets away from aka wild pitch. Guys are starting to shuffle around in the padre bullpen a little bit to one pitch line towards the gap in right center field and that's going to get down off the wall around from second comes Reynolds. Two seconds out at second base is o'neal Cruz trying to leg it into a double, but he is gunned down a run does score and it's 4 to 1. Now, Padres now two outs, Telez at the plate and a base hit and of course, you think, well, Then that would have scored the run. Ryan de La Cruz, here's a 12 to him swinging a ball hit off the end of the bat and right a base hit and Tele will turn the bang and head to third De La Cruz limited to a single. So four singles out of five batters in the inning. And the Pirates have a run in and men at the corners for Brian Hayes off of Higashioka glove and the Pirates will get a run that way to scores de La Cruz to second. It's 4 to 2 that's outside and a walk. So the prates have the tying runs on now for juan Bay now, Yuki Matsui left hander getting up ground ball base hit to left. This will be a one run game base hit scores de La Cruz. It's 43. Yes, sir. Keep the line moving and Taylor will work a walk that will load the bases for Isaiah Kiner-Falefa tough debut for Edwards. This go round fastball, a walk single another walk and he is out of the game bases loaded, two outs on the ground softly hit Machado races in cuts it off , throws on the run. What a play by Manny Machado just in time. Matsui jumps in the air spins around and high fives. Machado who just made a gold glove play to finally bring the sixth inning to close. And so a man at first Speedy Cruz, the lefty Matsui looking at him. Bar is zero for three. Today there goes Cruz and a drive to left center field. Joey Barrels gives the Bucks the lead his ninth. They picked on the deepest part of the ballpark and they beat it right over the 4, 10 side, 54 Bucks and Bart big bats coming up for the pods down by one in the eighth inning, but they will face a big arm. Your oldest chapman after the strikeout last night, manny, now one out of three in his career against chapman with a double swing and a miss struck him out on a low splitter. Chapman with a 12, 3/8 inning and the Pirates still in the lead, second walk of the inning and the Padres down by one in the ninth have the bases loaded and one out. Then they gave up the single in the walk to start this inning. Not even close to Hassan Kim. And now he's got himself in a jam. Great opportunity for the Padres and Kyle on the ground right side to second for one to first. It gets thrown away. One run is in. Here comes another. Padres take the lead. The Padres go in front. It's 6 to 5. Could have been a double play ball to in the game. Blown another one in the air to right center field. Going back, not going to get there back to the track in the wall coming around from second is gio, he will score on the RB I double for Luis Ar. The boos cascading down to bend and the Pirates 7 to 5. San Diego Mart-n will keep it alive and get the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning. Rowley Telez now represents the tying run, a ball base hit past Machado. It's a one run game as Telez delivers Bart scores. Pirates trail seven six. He struck him out in the Padres win. Suarez able to strike out De La Cruz and end the ball game and the Padres sweep the Bucks 76 victory today, first sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates since August of 2011 with a successful venture and a successful first leg of this trip. A 7 to 6 victory here.