Bailey Falter turned the lights out on the Padres and Andrew McCutchen smashed his first home run in May on the last day of the month, edging close to a Pirates legend, in a shutout win in San Diego on Saturday night. Greg Brown has the story.
The Pirates go for the series win and a winning road trip this afternoon. Left-hander Andrew Heaney (3-4, 3.41 ERA) pitches for the Bucs against Padres right-hander Randy Vasquez (3-4, 3.58 ERA). Coverage begins on WCCS with The Ben Cherington Show at 4:10.
Former Pirates infielder Josh Harrison announced his retirement on Saturday. Harrison played thirteen seasons of Major League Baseball, eight of them with the Pirates, where he was a two-time All-Star.
