With Wednesday's win, the Padres have now been victorious in 19 of their last 22 games and improved to a season-high 16 games over .500.
SAN DIEGO — Martín Pérez beat his old team in his first victory since San Diego acquired him at the trade deadline, and the Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday for their 19th win in 22 games.Jake Cronenworth and David Peralta homered for the Padres, who swept six games from the Pirates this season. San Diego improved to a season-high 16 games over .500, sweeping the three-game series and winning eight series in a row for the first time since 2007.
“I’m pitching different and using different sequences,″ he said. “I used to work too much with my fastball and everybody is ready for that. But I’m trying to slow things down and then go back to the . I think that’s working and I’m going to continue doing that.”Mitch Keller gave up a season-high eight runs and eight hits in five innings. He is 0-2 in six starts since beating the New York Mets on July 8.
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