Padres are 21-5 in the last 26 meetings in Pittsburgh, 38-13 overall in the series. Pirates are 7-22 in Mortons last 29 starts when their opponent scores five runs or more in their previous game.

San Diego enters 10-4 the last 14 including three straight wins getting 160 or more. Two of those are to Pittsburgh who sends overachieving Charlie Morton to the bump. Morton has given up eight earned runs his last 6 1/3 IP.