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.362: The collective season average of the Pirates' 3M Co. -- when Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Andrew McCutchen are 1-2-3 in the lineup -- which was back in business Tuesday night.

"The three years I've been here, they've just played better than us. But 29-10? That's a 'Wow.' But you don't have to dig much more than this: We have to play a better overall game. It's up to us to change." -- Hurdle, prior to Tuesday night's game, on the Padres' historic domination of the home team at PNC Park

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.
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