Pirates' skid reaches 10 games

The fading Pittsburgh Pirates finished up the worst homestand in their 125-year history and lost their 10th straight game overall, beaten by Mat Latos and the San Diego Padres 7-3 Sunday.

Latos’ mastery continued the misery for the Pirates, who completed an 0-7 stay at PNC Park against the last-place Padres and Chicago Cubs, two teams that were a combined 39 games under .500 when the week began.

Pittsburgh was winless on a homestand of at least seven games for the first time in franchise history, STATS LLC said. No team in the majors has had a homestand that long without a win since Kansas City in May 2006.

The Pirates, in first place in the NL Central on July 26, were outscored 59-25 by the Cubs and Padres.

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