Bednar Wild Pitch Sinks Pirates’ Ship

PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. sprinted home on a wild pitch by Pittsburgh closer David Bednar in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Padres past the Pirates 2-1. Tatis led off the ninth with a double. He stole third and took off when a pitch from Bednar (0-3) to Xander Bogaerts skipped in front of catcher Joey Bart. The ball squirted to Bart’s right. Tatis’ slide just beat Bart’s lunging tag to give the Padres their fourth straight victory. Pirates starter Bailey Falter held San Diego to two hits over seven innings. Pittsburgh has dropped six of seven.