PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Gregory Polanco helped free a grounds crew member trapped underneath a billowing tarp, then hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning that sent the Pittsburgh Pirates past the San Diego Padres 3-2 Tuesday night.Polanco and fellow Pirates outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Sean Rodriguez made the play of the game at the start of a 1 hour, 42 minute rain delay in the top of the third.Strong winds and rain caused the tarp to start swelling as the grounds crew at PNC Park struggled to cover the infield, and a worker was swallowed up and caught below. 
McCutchen, Polanco and Rodriguez came from the Pirates' dugout and helped pull the tarp off him.Rodriguez was hit by pitch from Joaquin Benoit (5-4) leading off the eighth. Polanco tripled with two outs, giving the Pirates their fourth straight win.McCutchen set a career high by extending his hitting streak to 14 games.Tony Watson (2-1) won and Mark Melancon got his NL-leading 28th save.
McCutchen, Polanco and Rodriguez came from the Pirates' dugout and helped pull the tarp off him.Rodriguez was hit by pitch from Joaquin Benoit (5-4) leading off the eighth. Polanco tripled with two outs, giving the Pirates their fourth straight win.McCutchen set a career high by extending his hitting streak to 14 games.Tony Watson (2-1) won and Mark Melancon got his NL-leading 28th save.
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