The Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Milwaukee Brewers with an early burst and late insurance at PNC Park. Pittsburgh took control in the second and protected the lead through a tense eighth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Davis provided the biggest swing for the Pirates, homering in the eighth with Ronny Simon scoring. Oneil Cruz also supplied important offense earlier, while the bullpen carried Pittsburgh through the finish.
Milwaukee opened the scoring in the second when David Hamilton singled and Joey Ortiz scored. Pittsburgh answered when Konnor Griffin doubled, bringing home Ronny Simon and Jared Triolo to take the lead. Oneil Cruz then singled to bring home Henry Davis and Konnor Griffin, and Brandon Lowe's hit by pitch brought Cruz across.
The Brewers kept pressure on the Pirates. Joey Ortiz scored on Bo Naylor's force out in the sixth, Garrett Mitchell scored on Sal Frelick's sacrifice fly in the eighth, and Naylor homered after an umpire review upheld the call. Mason Montgomery closed the game for Pittsburgh after Camilo Doval and Luke Weaver worked through the late innings.
Milwaukee's late push made the finish uncomfortable, but Pittsburgh's early surge and Davis' late homer gave the Pirates enough breathing room to hold on.
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4.
- Henry Davis went 1-for-2 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .167 on the season).
- Bo Naylor went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .154 on the season).
- Jackson Chourio went 0-for-4 (batting .286 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:694753) allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 3.1 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (2-0) (4.67 ERA).
- Kyle Harrison allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 4 hits over 1.2 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (10-5) (4.25 ERA).
- Mason Montgomery allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.1 innings, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (14) (2.67 ERA).
Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 76-77; Milwaukee Brewers fell to 95-58.