The Pittsburgh Pirates' (22-38) blew an early lead as their bullpen faltered in a 6-4 loss against the San Diego Padres (33-24) on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park. The rubber match handed the Pirates a series loss against San Diego.

Following a familiar path to what seemed a practically inevitable loss, the Padres dormant offense woke up on Sunday. Suddenly, it all looked familiar in a different way. Just as they had done so often over the season’s first five weeks,

The San Diego Padres managed just two hits against Bailey Falter and the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and took a 5-0 loss at Petco Park, Saturday.