It's unraveled for the Pirates, whose playoff dreams have been effectively dashed by the current nine-game slumped that includes five straight losses to the Padres since last week. Interestingly, the Wednesday matinee at Petco Park sees San Diego send ex-Buc Martin Perez to the hill after he has enjoyed his first two starts as a Padre, spinning a 2.08 ERA. As cold as Pittsburgh has been San Diego has been just as hot, now 18-3 across its last 21 games after the 3-0 win last night. Note that Mitch Keller evaporated in his last start for the Bucs, allowing seven runs and seven hits thru just 4 IP in last Friday's 9-5 loss to the Dodgers. Play Padres on Money Line