May 30, 2007 2 min read

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tom Gorzelanny scattered seven hits over seven innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 Tuesday night. Gorzelanny (6-3) gave up one run, struck out four and walked three as the Pirates won for the fourth time in their last five games. Gorzelanny, who entered the game third in the NL with a 2.51 ERA, lowered that number to 2.39.

Josh Bard went 3-for-4 and Jose Cruz had two hits for the Padres, who had won three in a row and six of seven.

Jason Bay hit his eighth homer and scored two runs for Pittsburgh. Adam LaRoche finished with three hits.

Jose Bautista helped the Pirates jump out to an early lead against David Wells. He singled and scored on Xavier Nady’s base hit in the first, and doubled and scored on Freddy Sanchez’s single in the third to make it 2-0.

Terrmel Sledge’s sacrifice fly in sixth cut it to 2-1 but Bay hit his third homer in his past five games in the bottom half. Bay was named NL player of the week earlier in the day.

Wells (2-3) allowed two runs and eight hits in five innings, walked one and struck out two.

The Pirates added an insurance run in the eighth against Kevin Cameron, the first run he allowed in 17 1-3 career innings. LaRoche singled in Bay.

Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his 12th save.

NOTES: San Diego 2B Marcus Giles was ejected by first base umpire Joe West before the bottom of the second began. Giles was called out on strikes by plate umpire C.B. Bucknor in the top of the inning on a ball that could have been low. … Gorzelanny threw 34 pitches in the first inning but the Padres did not score. … Giles’ replacement, 2B Oscar Robles, was originally called out on a sinking line drive to left that television replays showed OF Bay trapped. After San Diego manager Bud Black came out to argue the call, the umpires gathered and reversed the call, giving Robles a single. Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy then argued, to no avail.