Pirates conclude dreadful homestand with lifeless loss to Padres

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had bad losses this year. They’ve had sloppy ones too. But Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres PNC Park was the most disinterested they’ve looked all season.

How We Got There

Xander Bogaerts drove in three runs for the Padres (22-11), one on a base hit in the first and two more on a double the following inning.

Former Pirates catcher Elias Díaz hit a solo homer to left off Andrew Heaney in the top of the second. The ball ticked off the glove of Tommy Pham, who nearly made a spectacular catch.

As for the Pirates…

They were shut out against a pitcher making his first big-league start. There were a couple defensive miscues, including an uncontested double steal. They were picked off second base to end the second inning (more on that later). Matt Gorski hit a one-out triple in the seventh but was thrown out at home on a Jared Triolo grounder to Padres third baseman Manny Machado.

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