Oneil Cruz homers off Mason Miller in 9th, sending Pirates to a 1-0 win over Padres
Cruz’s 17th homer ended Miller’s 73-game scoreless streak without allowing a long ball, and the Pirates’ bullpen held San Diego hitless after the eighth.
- On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz hit a solo home run off San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller in the ninth inning, securing a 1-0 victory at Petco Park.
- The home run snapped Miller's streak of 73 consecutive appearances without allowing a home run, a streak that had lasted since August 2025 when Arizona's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered off him.
- Pittsburgh starter Paul Skenes tossed six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four, while San Diego pitcher Michael King permitted five hits over seven scoreless frames.
- Gregory Soto earned the win after throwing a scoreless eighth inning for Pittsburgh, and Mason Montgomery recorded his sixth save to seal the narrow victory.
- The loss interrupted a 21-7 surge for the Padres into playoff position, narrowing their lead for the final National League wild-card spot to one game.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Oneil Cruz connected the first home run Mason Miller has allowed in more than a year, when there were two outs of the ninth inning, and the Pirates of Pittsburgh surpassed the Fathers of San Diego on Tuesday 1-0.
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[your]NEWSOneil Cruz’s 9th-inning HR the only run in Pirates’ defeat of Padres
Oneil Cruz lined a two-out solo homer in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday night and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the San Diego Padres 1-0.Cruz ripped a changeup from Mason Miller (4-2) 379 feet into the seats in right field for his 17th homer of the year. It was the first homer allowed by Miller since August 2025, when Arizona's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. took him yard.Gregory Soto (6-4) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning to earn the win for P…
Key takeaways: Pirates 1, Padres 0
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have asked an awful lot of their back-end relievers lately. On Tuesday, they might’ve asked a bit too much. Mason Miller allowed his first homer in over a year -- an Oneil Cruz laser that would prove decisive in San Diego’s 1-0 loss to the
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