SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Oneil Cruz hit a line-drive homer to right field in the top of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Tuesday night at PETCO Park.

Paul Skenes pitched six scoreless innings for Pittsburgh, allowing three hits and striking out four. Michael King matched him with seven scoreless innings, yielding five hits and striking out seven for San Diego. Neither team scored until Cruz’s 17th homer.

Gregory Soto tossed a scoreless eighth inning to earn the win, improving to 6-4. Mason Miller took the loss after serving up the homer in the ninth, falling to 4-2. Mason Montgomery recorded the final three outs for his sixth save.

Pittsburgh collected six hits and grounded into two double plays. San Diego managed three hits. Attendance was 40,709, and the game lasted 2:22. The Pirates improved to 65-69, while the Padres dropped to 71-62.