Nick Pivetta and the Padres will take the mound against Andrew Heaney and the Pirates in the final game of the series on Sunday.
On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will take their home field for the final time this weekend for the third game of this three-game series against the San Diego Padres at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Padres won both of the first two games of the series and will look for the three-game sweep this afternoon. In the first 9-4 win, relief pitcher Jeremiah Estrada was credited with the win after a scoreless inning and three strikeouts. Gavin Sheets had a home run and two RBIs on a 3-for-5 night at the plate. Luis Arraez had three RBIs as well.
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They took the second game 2-1 on Saturday. After going down 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single from O’Neil Cruz, Manny Machado blasted a home run to tie the game in the seventh inning. Fernando Tatis Jr scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning that would end up winning the game.
San Diego will start pitcher Nick Pivetta on the mound to open this series-closing game. The right-hander is 5-1 this season with a 1.78 ERA. The San Diego ace has 39 strikeouts in 35.1 total innings. He allowed three earned runs on five hits over 5.1 innings with nine strikeouts in a 7-4 win in his last start against the San Francisco Giants.
Andrew Heaney will get the start for Pittsburgh in the first inning of this last home game. The right-hander is 2-2 in his 2025 campaign with a 2.50 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 36.0 innings pitched. He gave up four earned runs on five hits against the Chicago Cubs at home in his last start. He threw no strikeouts, lasting just 4.2 innings.
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