The Brewers won a seesaw finish over the Pirates, with Christian Yelich's late single giving Milwaukee a lead it never relinquished.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Lowe carried Pittsburgh's offense with a home run that brought the game level and provided the Pirates' biggest offensive spark. Oneil Cruz and Rafael Flores Jr. also homered for Pittsburgh.
After Rafael Flores Jr.'s home run put Pittsburgh ahead in the sixth, Christian Yelich's single in the seventh brought Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers home, restoring Milwaukee's advantage. Earlier, Andrew Vaughn's single brought Joey Ortiz across, Cooper Pratt's single scored Luis Lara, and Brice Turang's double brought Pratt home for the Brewers.
Jared Jones struck out nine while allowing three earned runs over five innings for Pittsburgh. Logan Henderson also allowed three earned runs over five innings, and Milwaukee's bullpen held the lead through the finish. Antonio Senzatela earned the win, while Trevor Megill recorded the save.
Milwaukee extended its winning streak, while Pittsburgh's losing streak continued. The game stayed in motion throughout, but the late rally gave the Brewers the final edge.
Milwaukee Brewers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4.
- Brandon Lowe went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .260 on the season).
- Oneil Cruz went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .274 on the season).
- Rafael Flores went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .274 on the season).
- Carmen Mlodzinski allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (7-7) (3.90 ERA).
- Trevor Megill allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (28) (2.50 ERA).
- Antonio Senzatela allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 0.2 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (9-2) (4.26 ERA).
Pittsburgh Pirates fell to 75-77 (2 straight losses); Milwaukee Brewers improved to 95-57 (2 straight wins).