There wasn’t much emotion from Framber Valdez as he left the mound — it was a little too late in the night for that. But at ...

Venezuelan closer Robert Suárez delivered a game-saving strikeout with the bases loaded, sealing a 3-2 win for the San Diego Padres and extending their MLB dominance over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

They still own a lead of more than five games in the East, though there was some movement elsewhere in a Thursday of action.