{"id":669394,"date":"2026-04-08T01:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/669394\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:47:14","slug":"pirates-7-1-padres-8-apr-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/669394\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates 7-1 Padres (8 Apr, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITTSBURGH — \u2014 Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner<\/a> Paul Skenes<\/a> put together his second straight solid start, keeping San Diego hitless until the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>‘ 7-1 win over the Padres on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Skenes (2-1), who was rocked during an opening day loss to the <\/a>New York Mets<\/a>, struck out six and walked two in 6 1\/3 innings while lowering his ERA to 5.54. The Padres’ first of two hits against the 23-year-old was a clean single to left by Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>. with one out in the sixth.<\/p>\n

Xander Bogaerts<\/a> homered off Skenes \u2014 the first round-tripper given up by a Pittsburgh starter this season \u2014 with one out in the seventh. Skenes exited to a loud ovation from the announced crowd of 9,061 on a chilly night as the Pirates won for the sixth time in seven games.<\/p>\n

Oneil Cruz<\/a> hit a two-run double off Nick Pivetta<\/a> (1-2) in the fifth and Nick Gonzales<\/a> added a two-run single to start a five-run eighth for the Pirates. Skenes and three relievers combined on a three-hitter.<\/p>\n

Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin<\/a> picked up the second and third hits of his major league career. The 19-year-old had an infield single in the fifth and scored from first on Cruz’s laser down the left field line. He added a line drive to center for a two-run single in the eighth, a few hours after Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said some ingredients for a long-term contract<\/a> for Griffin were \u201cin place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pivetta was dominant through four innings before running into trouble in the fifth. The veteran right-hander gave up two runs on four hits with a walk and a season-high eight strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

The series wraps up on Wednesday. Michael King<\/a> (0-1, 3.38 ERA) starts for the Padres against Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller<\/a> (1-0, 1.50).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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