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S.Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Amarista to second baseman Gyorko, Cervelli out

S.Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice. S.Rodriguez to first, Cervelli out.

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Kang homered to left on a 0-0 count. Marte scored. Walker scored.

Homered to left on a 0-0 count. Marte scored. Walker scored.

G.Polanco homered to center on a full count.

S.Marte homered to left on a 0-0 count. McCutchen scored.

Homered to left on a 0-0 count. McCutchen scored.

McCutchen doubled to center. Harrison advanced to third. Cervelli scored.

Doubled to center. Harrison advanced to third. Cervelli scored.

Spangenberg grounded out. Norris to second. Upton scored.

Grounded out. Norris to second. Upton scored.

Middlebrooks singled to center. Norris scored.

On throwing error by catcher Cervelli, Almonte advances. Almonte scored.

Upton singled to center. Venable to second. Solarte scored.

Singled to center. Venable to second. Solarte scored.

Harrison doubled to left. Cervelli scored.

McCutchen doubled to right. Walker advanced to third. Harrison scored.

Doubled to right. Walker advanced to third. Harrison scored.

On throwing error by shortstop Amarista, N.Walker advances. McCutchen scored. Walker scored.

Gyorko hit into a double play. Middlebrooks scored.

Hit into a double play. Middlebrooks scored.

Pirates first.  Harrison flied out to right fielder Kemp.  N.Walker singled to right.  McCutchen struck out.  S.Marte was hit by a pitch, N.Walker to second.  Kang homered to left on a 0-0 count, N.Walker scored, S.Marte scored.  P.Alvarez grounded out, second baseman Spangenberg to first baseman Solarte.  

Pirates second.  G.Polanco homered to center on a full count.  Cervelli grounded out, second baseman Spangenberg to first baseman Solarte.  Burnett struck out.  Harrison walked.   Harrison stole second.  N.Walker struck out.  

Pirates third.  McCutchen singled to left.  S.Marte homered to left on a 0-0 count, McCutchen scored.  Kang grounded out, third baseman Middlebrooks to first baseman Solarte.  P.Alvarez struck out.  G.Polanco popped out to shortstop Amarista.  

Pirates fourth.  Cervelli singled to left.  Burnett sacrificed, pitcher Kennedy to second baseman Spangenberg, Cervelli to second.  Harrison walked.  N.Walker struck out.  McCutchen doubled to center, Cervelli scored, Harrison to third.  Kelley pitching.  S.Marte flied out to center fielder Venable.  

Padres fourth.  Upton singled to left.   Upton stole second.  Kemp struck out.  De.Norris safe on failed fielder's choice, shortstop Kang to third baseman Harrison, Upton to third.  Spangenberg grounded out, first baseman P.Alvarez unassisted, Upton scored, De.Norris to second.  Middlebrooks singled to center, De.Norris scored.  Amarista fouled out to left fielder S.Marte.  

Padres fifth.  Almonte pinch-hitting for Kelley.  Almonte walked.  Solarte safe at second on throwing error by second baseman N.Walker's, Almonte to third, on Cervelli's error, Almonte scored, Solarte safe at second.  Venable singled to left, Solarte to third.  Upton singled to center, Solarte scored, Venable to second.  Kemp struck out.  On Burnett's wild pitch, Venable to third, Upton to second.  De.Norris struck out.  Spangenberg lined out to center fielder McCutchen.  

Pirates sixth.  Mazzoni pitching.  Gyorko in as second baseman.  Cervelli singled to right.  Burnett struck out.  Harrison doubled to left, Cervelli scored.  N.Walker singled to left, Harrison to third.  McCutchen doubled to right, Harrison scored, N.Walker to third.  S.Marte lined out to shortstop Amarista, on Amarista's error, N.Walker scored, McCutchen scored.  Kang struck out.  

Padres sixth.  Middlebrooks singled to center.  Amarista hit an infield single to first, Middlebrooks to third.  Gyorko grounded into a double play, shortstop Kang to second baseman N.Walker to first baseman P.Alvarez, Middlebrooks scored, Amarista out.  Solarte doubled to right.  J.Hughes pitching.  Venable struck out.  

These teams split their six matchups in 2014, with each club winning twice on the road and once at home. The Pirates have won four of their last six road games against San Diego.

The Pirates are outscoring their opponents 35-9 during their current six-game winning streak and will be looking to win seven consecutive games for the first time since a nine-game run back in June of 2013. The Pirates, who have posted at least 10 hits in five-straight games, have nine 10-hit performances since May 15 -- the most in the majors in that span.

The Padres have won two straight and three of their last four games after posting just three victories in their previous 12 contests. San Diego will be looking to avoid dropping a third consecutive home game for the third time this season.

A.J. Burnett has won each of his last four starts, while posting a season-high 10 strikeouts against the Mets in his last outing last Saturday. Burnett is 3-7 with a 4.23 ERA in 11 career starts against San Diego.

Ian Kennedy is 0-3 with a 7.47 ERA in his last three starts after going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his previous two. Kennedy went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA against the Pirates last season -- his second-lowest ERA against any opponent in 2014 (minimum 2 starts).

Justin Upton is hitting .438 with one double, one homer and seven RBI during his current four-game hitting streak. Upton is 6-for-14 (.429) with two doubles, two homers and three RBI in his career against A.J. Burnett.

HP - Diaz, 1B - Blaser, 2B - Tumpane, 3B - Nelson

(SportsNetwork.com) - A.J. Burnett is baseball's leader in earned run average
 and will put that distinction to the test when the Pittsburgh Pirates open a
 four-game series Thursday against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

Pittsburgh Pirates (24-22) at San Diego Padres (23-25), 10:10 p.m. (ET)

San  Diego, CA  (SportsNetwork.com) - A.J. Burnett had his worst outing of the
 season,  but Pittsburgh's  bats picked up the slack as the Pirates thumped the
 San Diego Padres 11-5 in the opener of a four-game interleague series.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres on May 29, 2015

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