Steal City: Jankowski swipes home for 2nd time

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PITTSBURGH — The Padres are sure making a habit out of stealing home this season.

For the second time this month, Travis Jankowski took an opportunistic break from third base and swiped home in Wednesday’s 4-0 win over the Pirates. This time, Jankowski took advantage of Pirates battery Antonio Bastardo and Eric Fryer in the top of the eighth. It marked San Diego’s fourth steal of home this season.

Jankowski broke for home when Fryer tossed the ball lazily back to Bastardo. With the speedy center fielder bearing down on the plate, Bastardo then rushed his return throw to the plate and fired errantly to the …

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