SAN DIEGO — Joe Musgrove walked to the mound Saturday night with the NL’s leading hitter nursing a balky elbow on the bench and just one hitter in his lineup with a batting average better than .235.
Somewhat predictably, he needed more help than he got.
The San Diego Padres stranded a season-high 16 runners, went 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position and paid dearly for it when Ke’Bryan Hayes tagged closer Taylor Rogers for a three-run homer to send the Pirates to a 4-2 win on Saturday night at Petco Park.