Behind unbeaten Joe Musgrove, Padres look to take series from 著作権侵害者s
Before San Diego's Luke Voit 攻撃する，衝突する a three-run ホームラン in the sixth inning Friday night, the Padres had 18 （テニスなどの）シングルス in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 -- over a （期間が）わたる of almost three 十分な games.
"We've been 負かす／撃墜する offensively," Padres 経営者／支配人 （頭が）ひょいと動く Melvin said. "現実に, I've felt like the last couple games where we had been 活動停止中の offensively."
But few teams have been tougher in late-and-の近くに 状況／情勢s this season. And the Padres did it again Friday night, 改善するing to 11-5 in one-run games while snapping a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 勝利，勝つ against the visiting Pittsburgh 著作権侵害者s.
On Saturday night, the Padres will roll out their "sure thing" in a 企て，努力，提案 to 勝利，勝つ the three-game series against the 著作権侵害者s.
Former 著作権侵害者 Joe Musgrove (5-0, 1.90 ERA) will start for the 著作権侵害者s against JT Brubaker (0-4, 4.64) in a matchup of 権利-handers.
"You don't have to tell us about Joe Musgrove," 著作権侵害者s 経営者／支配人 Derek Shelton said earlier this month when Musgrove held his former チーム仲間s to one run on seven 攻撃する，衝突するs and no walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings in a 5-2 Padres 勝利，勝つ.
"We know how good Musgrove is," Shelton said.
And Musgrove has gotten better.
Musgrove has started eight games this season -- and the Padres have won them all.
He has yet to give up more than two earned runs in any start. He has a 0.942 WHIP this season, a .211 対抗者s' 打率 and a .595 対抗者s' OPS.
And over his past four starts, Musgrove has given up five runs on 21 攻撃する，衝突するs and seven walks with 21 strikeouts over 27 innings for a 1.67 ERA and a 1.037 WHIP.
"He's getting better and better," Melvin recently said of Musgrove. "He's 追加するd and uses a changeup. It's five pitches. And he's a 抱擁する 攻撃する，衝突する at home."
一方／合間, Brubaker will look for his first 勝利，勝つ of the season in his 10th start of the year. He has 許すd 28 runs (22 earned) on 37 攻撃する，衝突するs and 21 walks with 47 strikeouts in 42 2/3 innings. The 6-foot-3, 28-year-old 権利-手渡す r is 普通の／平均（する）ing 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings this season. But he also is 普通の／平均（する）ing いっそう少なく than 2 1/4 strikeouts per walk.
"The stuff is very good when it's harnessed," Shelton said of Brubaker.
にもかかわらず his personal 記録，記録的な／記録する, the 著作権侵害者s are 4-5 in games started by Brubaker -- who 許すd one unearned run on five 攻撃する，衝突するs and two walks with four strikeouts over Colorado in his last 遠出.
In his first four starts this month, Brubaker has given up 11 runs (eight earned) on 18 攻撃する，衝突するs and nine walks with 26 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings for a 3.22 ERA and a 1.209 WHIP.
--Field Level マスコミ
