PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 5-2 win Wednesday night, getting their 10th series sweep of the season to tie a club record.Gregory Polanco, Andrew McCutchen and Jung Ho Kang had RBI singles in a three-run eighth, all with two outs.Andrew Cashner allowed one hit in his first six innings for San Diego, but was gone in the eighth. Brandon Maurer allowed his inherited runners to score and Cashner (3-10) was charged for four runs in 7 2/3 innings.Deolis Guerra (2-0) retired all six batters in the seventh and eighth for the win. Antonio Bastardo worked a scoreless ninth to pick up his first save of the season. 
Matt Kemp sent his seventh home run of the year into center field for an early 1-0 San Diego lead. The Padres struck again in the second when Will Venable walked with one out and scored on Melvin Upton Jr.'s double off the center-field wall.Pittsburgh cut its deficit in half in the home second. Jung Ho Kang doubled and scored on Pedro Alvarez's sacrifice fly to left. The throw home from Venable arrived in time, but was off-line.After allowing two runs in the first two innings, Charlie Morton settled in and held the Padres to two runs and five hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out five.Cashner retired 15 Pirates in a row before Neil Walker doubled leading off the seventh. He advanced to third on Kang's fly out and tied the game when Francisco Cervelli grounded into a fielder's choice.UP NEXTPadres: San Diego is off Thursday, then finishes its 10-game road trip with a three-game series in Texas. RHP Ian Kennedy (4-8, 4.84 ERA) matches up with Rangers LHP Wandy Rodriguez (5-4, 4.23).Pirates: Pittsburgh's 10-game homestand concludes with a four-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals, who lead the Pirates in the NL Central. LHP Jeff Locke (5-4, 4.15 ERA) pitches against St. Louis RHP Carlos Martinez (9-3, 2.70).
Matt Kemp sent his seventh home run of the year into center field for an early 1-0 San Diego lead. The Padres struck again in the second when Will Venable walked with one out and scored on Melvin Upton Jr.'s double off the center-field wall.Pittsburgh cut its deficit in half in the home second. Jung Ho Kang doubled and scored on Pedro Alvarez's sacrifice fly to left. The throw home from Venable arrived in time, but was off-line.After allowing two runs in the first two innings, Charlie Morton settled in and held the Padres to two runs and five hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out five.Cashner retired 15 Pirates in a row before Neil Walker doubled leading off the seventh. He advanced to third on Kang's fly out and tied the game when Francisco Cervelli grounded into a fielder's choice.UP NEXTPadres: San Diego is off Thursday, then finishes its 10-game road trip with a three-game series in Texas. RHP Ian Kennedy (4-8, 4.84 ERA) matches up with Rangers LHP Wandy Rodriguez (5-4, 4.23).Pirates: Pittsburgh's 10-game homestand concludes with a four-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals, who lead the Pirates in the NL Central. LHP Jeff Locke (5-4, 4.15 ERA) pitches against St. Louis RHP Carlos Martinez (9-3, 2.70).
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