Polanco, Pirates beat Padres 5-4 for 8th win in 9 games

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The Pittsburgh Pirates weren't expected to contend in the strong NL Central this season, especially after trading stars Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole in January. Gregory Polanco led off the seventh inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on an error, leading the Pirates over the San Diego Padres 5-4 Thursday night for their eighth win in nine games. Polanco took third on Francisco Cervelli's deep flyball, then came home when rookie third baseman Christian Villanueva misplayed Corey Dickerson's two-out grounder.

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