Maurer gave up two hits and one earned run in the eighth inning of the Padres' 5-4 victory over the Pirates on Tuesday.
Maurer has struggled early on, as he carries a 6.00 ERA and 1.67 WHIP over six innings so far. However, the Padres seem comfortable with him as their eighth inning guy as he's now been used in that role three times in the past five days. The 25-year-old righty will likely continue to work in late-inning situations until outings like Tuesday's become more commonplace.