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PITTSBURGH (AP) — got tossed in the first inning of his start on June 10 and lasted just four innings three days later. Since then Neil Walker Jersey , he sat.His patience paid off Friday night.Article continues below ...Musgrove pitched five-hit, one-run ball through seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates capitalized on two errors by San Diego third baseman Manny Machado in a 2-1 win over the Padres.“I think this was the perfect opportunity for him,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “I think he went out there and took advantage of the time. He took advantage of the side work. He took advantage of probably some extra gas in his tank.”Musgrove (5-7) lasted at least seven innings for the second time in four starts, striking out eight. He recovered from being ejected in the first inning after hitting an Atlanta batter with a pitch on June 10, and giving up six runs on nine hits in four innings against the Braves on June 13.“I was hurting after that Atlanta series,” Musgrove said. “I didn’t throw a ton of pitches down there, but firing yourself up and preparing for a start, then having it taken away from you Adrian Gonzalez Jersey , then trying to fire things back up in three days … It was pretty tough.“My legs felt a little heavy today. I didn’t feel like they were as strong as they usually are in a five-day rotation, but my arm felt really fresh.”Machado, playing his 1,000th major league game, fumbled a ground ball from Jung Ho Kang in the seventh inning before tossing it past first base. Jose Osuna drove in Steven Brault, who was pinch-running for Kang, to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead.“(Machado’s) as good as there is,” Padres manager Andy Green said. “He’s also human. Those things happen from time to time.”Pittsburgh reliever Kyle Crick walked the bases loaded in the eighth before getting Franmil Reyes to pop to first to end the inning. Felipe Vázquez gave up one hit in the ninth and picked up his 18th save.The Pirates won for the third time in four games after losing 19 of their previous 26. The Padres had their four-game winning streak halted.The loss spoiled an efficient outing by Padres starter Eric Lauer (5-7), who allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits in seven innings with 80 pitches (58 strikes).Lauer allowed hits to two of the first three batters he faced Jose Bautista Jersey , including a double down the left-field line by Starling Marte that scored Bryan Reynolds, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead. He didn’t give up another hit until the fifth, when Elias Diaz and Musgrove had two-out singles.Before his pair of costly errors, Machado tied the game 1-1 in the fourth with his 15th homer of the season, which went 425 feet, off the batter’s eye in center.“I will never complain about a play that Manny doesn’t make, just because he picks me up so much,” Lauer said. “That one (in the seventh), I really wanted to pick him up. I went over to him and I told him http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , ‘Man, I really wanted to pick you up there because you’ve done it to me so many times.'”Pirates second baseman Kevin Newman singled to center in the eighth, extending his hitting streak to 12 games.TRAINER’S ROOMPirates: OF Gregory Polanco, who has three hits in his last 22 at-bats, sat for a third straight game since going 1 for 4 with a double in a 5-4 win against Miami on June 16. … LHP Steven Brault will pitch against San Diego on Sunday, with RHP Jordan Lyles recovering from tightness in his left hamstring. Brault pitched six scoreless innings against Miami in his last outing, on June 14.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Chris Paddack (4-4, 3.15) will look to make it past the fifth inning for the first time since May 20 when he faces Pittsburgh on Saturday. He has allowed 13 runs (12 earned) in 14 1/3 innings through his past three starts.Pirates: RHP Chris Archer (3-6, 5.85) will try to find some consistency Saturday after giving up 11 runs in 11 innings during last starts Devin Mesoraco Jersey , since allowing one in six innings of a 6-1 win over Atlanta on June 6. Jason O. Watson/Getty ImagesBaseball Hall of Famer Willie McCovey died on Wednesday at the age of 80.Per Steve Kroner and John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, McCovey died at Stanford Hospital following a "long battle with many health issues."The San Francisco Giants confirmed McCovey's death with a message on Twitter:San Francisco Giants SFGiantsIt is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 80 after losing his battle with ongoing health issues.#Forever44 | #SFGiants ooOYg4ESolKroner and Shea noted McCovey was hospitalized last week after developing an infection.McCovey was previously rushed to a hospital in September 2014 after contracting an infection that nearly took his life."It almost killed me," McCovey told Shea in January. "It had spread, and they had to take all the hardware out of my knees. That's why I can't stand now. That's why they put something in there to keep my legs straight. That's why I don't fly anymore, because I can't sit on an airplane.""Stretch" spent 19 of his 22 MLB seasons with the Giants. He was named to six All-Star teams, won NL Rookie of the Year award in 1959 and was named NL MVP in 1969. The Alabama native hit 521 career homers, tied for 20th in MLB history, and was voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.