Luis Arraez had three hits and drove in three runs to help the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Arraez is 6 for 12 since returning from a concussion.

Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki all took Pirates ace Paul Skenes deep in the fifth inning as the Cubs pulled away for an 8-3 victory on Thursday. Suzuki later added a two-run shot off reliever Kyle Nicolas as Chicago took two of three from the last-place Pirates.

Preview the May 2 matchup between the San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Baseball game is scheduled to start at 6:40 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV+. Every week throughout the season Apple TV+ will have two gam

The Pirates are 1-5 in the last six games coming off back-to-back lost series against the Cubs and Dodgers. The Padres have won back-to-back games after four consecutive losses, so the two are trending in different directions.