Josh Bell gives Pirates a 7-2 win over the Padres

The offensive proved its worth last night as the Pirates made four home runs, half of which went to Josh Bell's first two strikers, leading to a 7-2 win over San Diego.

Bell hammered a defender of Nick Margevicius, the Padres coach, at an exit speed of 110 km / h to 430 feet for his first outing. His next goal came in the third inning, again on a slider, he thought that this one had been hit "modest" by 379 feet and he added three more points to Pittsburgh.

Bell, who hit both sides of the plate last night, is really in an area right now given his advantage in splitting off against right-handed pitchers.

Rookie Bryan Reynolds also added a home run to the assault, marking the start of a fast-paced four-seamed 86 MPH ball that was delivered in the middle for his third of the season. Reynolds is trying to compete with Bell, the percentage of contacts that has an output speed of at least 95 MPH is 52%.

While the offense created fireworks, the Pirates' throws were enough to hold the Padres at just two points.

"The Opener", Montana DuRapau, did not give much confidence to the Pirates in their decision of "Bullpen" when he launched his first pitch in the grass. One could feel a collective groan in western Pennsylvania.

However, everything was quickly forgiven. DuRapau pitched two innings, gave only one shot and one walk with four strikeouts.

The story was different for Steven Brault, who had difficulty in 3.1 innings to allow two earned runs and four goals. The Buccos had a comfortable lead of 6-2 when all was said and done.

Michael Feliz, Kyle Crick, Francisco Liriano and Geoff Hartlieb were combined to form seven batted-backs with no back and goal points.

The "Bullpenning" experience seemed to work well for Pittsburgh, who might need to use it a few more times before the end of the season.

The Pirates finish their four-game series this afternoon in San Diego at 4:10 am EST with Joe Musgrove and Cal Quantrill as respective starters.