The Padres had an off day at home on Thursday, affording the players the luxury of getting in a few fun activities. Infielder Luis Arraez knew exactly what he'd do to fill the free time.

"Fishing. I go fishing," says Arraez. "I forget everything. I don't think about anything. I just go distract my mind and catch some fish."

Arraez got into a solid yellowtail bite, then came to Petco Park and helped the Padres reel in a 3-2 win over the Pirates to start a wicked stretch of 26 games in 27 days.

Starting pitcher Nick Pivetta got off to a terrific start, at one point striking out six consecutive Pirates hitters. But, his offense was slow to get him any run support. San Diego broke through in the 4th inning when Jackson Merrill hit a grounder to the left side. Manny Machado was on 2nd base a

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