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Brewers blow 4-run lead, fall to Pirates

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One night after coming from four run downs to beat Pittsburgh, the Pirates turned the tables on the Milwaukee Brewers, erasing a 6-2 deficit to win 8-6 at PNC Park.

The Brewers scored four times in the top of the seventh to go up 6-2.  But the Pirates answered with four of their own in the bottom half, then Adam Frazier clubbed a two-run home run off of Bobby Wahl in the 8th to give the Pirates the win.

The Brewers lost starter Josh Lindblom in the 4th inning with what was described as back cramps.  He was making his first appearance in the majors since 2017.  Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Lindblom is alright, but they believe the condition is brought on by dehydration and is something they need to figure out.  Lindblom experienced the same problem in his final bullpen in Appleton, prior to his start on Tuesday night. [Read more…]

Brewers rebound, beat Pirates in extra innings

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Ryan Braun

After another quiet offensive performance, the Milwaukee Brewers finally came alive late, rallying to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 in 11 innings at PNC Park on Monday night.

Trailing 5-1 heading into the 9th inning, the Brewers scored four times to force extra innings.  The rally was capped off by Ryan Braun’s two-out, two-run double to left.

Eric Sogard, with a runner at second base to start every extra inning, doubled to led off the 11th to plate the winning run.  Veteran reliever David Phelps held the Pirates in check during the 10th and 11th innings to secure the win.

The win is the seventh straight for the Brewers over the Pirates dating back to last season and the 16th in the last 20 games.

It’s just the seventh time in franchise history that the Brewers have come from behind by four or more runs in the ninth inning to win and the first time since 2004.

After pitching a scoreless first inning, Brewers starter Adrian Houser came back out for Craig Counsell’s Brewers following a 1-hour 42-minute rain delay.  Houser surrendered a solo home run to Pittsburgh’s Colin Moran, the only run he allowed in five innings of work.

The win evened the Brewers record at 2-2.  They’ll send Josh Lindblom to the mound in game two of the series on Tuesday night.

Hiura’s power leads Brewers to sweep of Pirates

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Keston Huira – Courtesy of MLB

Keston Hiura had two home runs and three RBI to help the Milwaukee Brewers knock off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

Hiura’s home runs were numbers 12 and 13 on the season.  He broke out of a small slump that saw him hitting just .143 on the road trip.

Eric Thames drove in a pair of runs with a single in the third as the Brewers jumped out to a 5-0 lead.  Lorenzo Cain extended the Brewers lead to 8-1 in the sixth with a two-run single.

Junior Guerra tossed two scoreless innings in relief of Drew Pomeranz to get the win.  The Brewers have won three straight and remain three games behind the Cubs in the Central Division.  They also moved past the Cardinals and back into second place in the Central.

Trevor Williams entered the game with a career 3-1 record and 1.38 ERA against the Brewers in six career outings.  On Wednesday night, Williams went five innings and allowed six runs to take the loss.

The Pirates have now dropped 21 of the last 25 games.

The Brewers have an off day on Thursday and will open a weekend series against the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Miller Park.

 

Late defensive lapse cost Pirates

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Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz was called for base runner interference in the ninth, allowing a run to score, as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Bucs 4-3 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

Yasmani Grandal went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI as Milwaukee played without Christian Yelich, who was held out of action with a sore back.

Junior Guerra got the win while Matt Albers nailed down his second save.  It gave the Brewers their second straight win.

Bryan Reynolds hit  his second home run in as many games while Jose Osuna had an RBI double.  Pablo Reyes doubled in a run in the ninth, but was stranded at second base.  Francisco Liriano fell to 4-and-3 with the loss.  The Pirates have lost three straight.

 

Yelich powers Brewers past Pirates

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Christian Yelich (File Photo)

Christian Yelich clubbed his league leading 38th and 39th home runs of the season, helping the Milwaukee Brewers knock off the Pittsburgh Pirates
9-7 in Pittsburgh on Monday night.

The second of Yelich’s home runs landed in the Allegheny River.

Rookie Trent Grisham got another start and drove in three runs, while Mike Moustakas also homered in the win.

Jordan Lyles picked up his sixth win of the year, pitching five innings against his former team as the Brewers ended their four-game losing streak.

Bryan Reynolds stole Moustakas’ first bid for a homer in the second at the left field wall, and then homered in the fourth for the Pirates.  Pablo Reyes hit a pinch-hit homer in the fifth and Kevin Newman added a bases clearing 3-run double in the eighth.  The Pirates have now lost three straight.

The Brewers didn’t gain any ground on the first place Cubs, who also beat Oakland 6-5 on Monday night.  But they did climb to within 1 1/2 games of second place St. Louis after the Cardinals were blanked by the L.A. Dodgers 8-0.

Game two of the series is tonight.  Chase Anderson gets the start for the Brewers.

Davies to the IL

The Brewers now have a third starting pitcher on the injured list.  Zach Davies is on the 10-day IL with back spasms.  Davies joins fellow starters Brandon Woodruff and Jhoulys Chacin, who are dealing with oblique injuries.

 

Brewers struggle going into break (AUDIO)

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Josh Hader – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers head into the Major League Baseball All-Star break with two straight losses and five of their last six.  The Brewers fell Sunday to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5, dropping two of three in the series.

Junior Guerra coughed up a three run home run to Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds in the seventh inning and the Pirates held on for the victory, their 5th in the last seven games.

The Brewers go into the break trailing the Chicago Cubs by a half game, while the Pirates are just two behind the Brewers and 2 1/2 games off the lead.

Jesus Aguilar homered twice for the Brewers, his 7th and 8th of the season in the loss.  Keston Hiura also [Read more…]

Brewer bats go silent in loss to Pirates

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Domingo Santana File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers dropped to 5-11 against the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, falling 3-2 in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.

The Brewers missed a chance to gain ground in the NL Central Division race after the Chicago Cubs fell 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds.  Chicago’s lead remains 2 1/2 games on the Brewers in the Central.

Pittsburgh’s Trevor Williams held the Brewers to just two hits over six innings while striking out seven.  In two starts against the Brewers this season, Williams has shut them out for 13 innings, allowing just three base hits and striking out 14.

The Brewers didn’t score until the ninth inning when Jesus Aguilar and Domingo Santana hit back to back solo home runs to climb to within a single run before the late rally fell short.

Jhoulys Chacin (14-8) took the loss for the Brewers, pitching five innings and allowing two earned runs on three hits while striking out 4 and walking 3.

The Brewers will have to face the Pirates one more time, set to travel to Pittsburgh for a weekend series against the Pirates.  They’ll open a 3-game series with the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park tonight.

Brewers offense continues to struggle scoring runs

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers managed just two hits on Sunday, in a 9-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park.

Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl continued to dominate the Brewers, allowing just one hit in seven innings and not allowing the crowd of 38,285 to ever get going.  It’s the seventh time this season the Brewers have been shutout, after being blanked just eight times all of last year.

It’s a big number already, for sure,” said manager Craig Counsell.  “The series in Chicago, conditions played a role.  But seven is too many right now.”

Besides the run production itself, the Brewers are 14-1 against Miami, Cincinnati, San Diego and Kansas City.  They are averaging 5.5 runs per game.  In their 20 games against winning teams, Chicago, St. Louis, New York and Pittsburgh, the Brewers are 6-14 and have averaged just 2.5 runs a game. [Read more…]

Marte’s inside-the-park home run powers Pirates past Brewers

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Domingo Santana File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Starling Marte’s inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning proved to be the difference in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the series opener at Miller Park on Friday night.

Corey Dickerson and David Freese also homered for Pittsburgh as the Pirates put an end to their four game losing streak.

Rookie Nick Kingham, who took a perfect game into the 7th inning against the Cardinals in his debut last week, pitched into the sixth inning against the Brewers last night to earn the win.

Junior Guerra (2-2) gave up five runs in five innings of work to take the loss for the Brewers.

Manny Pina and Domingo Santana homered in the loss.  The home run for Santana was his first of the season as the Brewers dropped to 19-14.

Game two of the series is today.

Brewers miss chance to gain ground in playoff chase

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Corey Knebel

The Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs had already lost their games and the Milwaukee Brewers had their closer on the mound with two outs in the 8th inning, trying to secure a victory over Pittsburgh and close the gap in the playoff race.

Corey Knebel hasn’t failed too many times this season, but he let one slip away on Wednesday night at PNC Park.  Knebel’s throwing error on a routine play allowed the Pirates to tie the game 4-4 in the 8th inning.  Then in the 9th, Knebel served up an Adam Frazier two-run, walk-off home run to send the Brewers to a 6-4 loss.

The Pirates saw their 7-game losing streak come to an end and avoided a sweep at the hands of Milwaukee.  Had the Brewers held on, they would have pulled even with the Rockies in the National League wild card race and within 2 1/2 games of the Cubs in the race for the Central Division title.

Chicago’s lead remains 3 1/2 games over the Brewers with 10-games left to play.  The Brewers open a crucial four-game series against the Cubs at Miller Park on Thursday night. [Read more…]