Jose Bautista and Ronny Paulino hit back to back home runs in a four-run seventh inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night, ending the Brewers 4-game win streak.
Tom Gorzelanny won his fourth consecutive start, improving to 4-1. Dave Bush was rolling along until running into trouble int he 7th. Bush took the loss, falling to 2-3.
The Brewers missed a chance to move 10-games over .500 for the first time in 15 years. The Brewers are still 18-10 and in first place in the NL Central. Game two of the series is tonight.
Listen / Download – Dave Bush disappointed with loss :14
Listen / Download – Bill Hall says one bad game won't slow down aggressive baserunning. :19