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Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers

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Pittsburgh Pirates
34-36, 16-20 Away
Final
2 - 5
Milwaukee Brewers
37-34, 21-16 Home

Tapia nearly hits grand slam, Brewers rally to hand Pirates 6th straight loss 5-2

“We played a good series," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. “We did a lot of good things.”

The Brewers (37-34) remain a half game ahead of the Reds in the National League Central. Cincinnati defeated Houston 9-7 in 10 innings on Sunday. Pittsburgh (34-36) is now two and a half games behind Milwaukee and has lost six straight.

In the eighth, Jesse Winker and Willy Adames drew back-to-back to walks. After Rowdy Tellez flew out to right, William Contreras laced a single to right off Pirates reliever Dauri Moreta (3-2) that scored Andruw Monasterio, who entered as a pinch-runner for Winker, pulling the Brewers even.

After a walk loaded the bases, Tapia’s sacrifice fly to deep center off Pittsburgh closer David Bednar put Milwaukee in front 3-2. Luis Urias followed with a two-run single to push the margin to three runs.

“Late innings here in day games, it’s actually really hard to hit," said Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, who had two doubles and a walk. "For those guys to put good swings on balls and string together a lot of good at-bats is really impressive.”

Devin Williams pitched a perfect ninth to record his 12th save in 13 attempts.

Trevor Megill (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth to notch the win.

The Pirates took the lead in the third when Ji Hwan Bae led off with a walk off Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta and Bryan Reynolds followed with a home run, his eighth of the season. The 415-foot, upper-deck blast accounted for Pittsburgh’s first runs since the seventh inning of Friday night’s game.

Making his seventh start of the season for the Pirates, Luis Ortiz pitched effectively into the fifth. Ortiz gave up four hits and one run in 4 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out six.

Aside from surrendering the homer to Reynolds, Peralta held Pittsburgh in check, giving up two hits and two runs in six innings. He struck out nine, one off his season high, and walked three. He retired the final 12 batters he faced.

“I was feeling really good,” Peralta said. “We know how important this series was for us."

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: Placed LHP Jose Hernandez on the 15-day injured list with a right calf strain. … Selected contract of LHP Ryan Borucki from Triple-A Indianapolis.

KEY CONTRIBUTION

Tapia's deep fly to center, which Bae caught as he crashed into the wall, appeared as though it might carry over the fence for a grand slam. “I was thinking that I hit that ball pretty well. I was happy to get the job done but I was expecting the ball to go farther," Tapia said of his game-changing at-bat. But Tapia, who signed with the Brewers last week after being released by Boston, already is making a positive impression on his new team.

“I loved his approach in that last at-bat. Just being aggressive," Counsell said. "You get rewarded by contact there. He got a good pitch to hit and did something with it. You come to a new team and you want to make a contribution. I feel happy for him, to contribute to a win. That’s important for new players.”

NO. 1 PICK IS IN

The struggling Pirates will have a welcome infusion of fresh blood waiting for them when they return home to PNC Park for a three-game series with the Cubs. Manager Derek Shelton said the club will promote catcher Henry Davis — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft — from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

Davis is hitting a combined .284 with 11 home runs and 30 RBI in 51 combined games Double-A and Triple-A this season.

UP NEXT

Pirates: RHP Osvaldo Bido (0-0, 2.25 ERA) gets the start in the opener of a three-game series against the Cubs in Pittsburgh. LHP Drew Smyly (6-4, 3.59 ERA) pitches for Chicago.

Brewers: RHP Corbin Burnes (5-4, 3.44) starts the opener of a three-game series against visiting Arizona. RHP Merrill Kelly (8-3, 3.04) takes the mound for the Diamondbacks.

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Matchup Prediction

Brewers: 58.9%
Pirates: 41.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Marcano flied out to left.
9th Inning Joe struck out swinging.
9th Inning Santana struck out swinging.
9th Inning Williams relieved Megill
9th Inning Monasterio as designated hitter.
8th Inning Urías singled to left, Contreras scored and Miller scored, Urías thrown out at second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
6 Ground Balls 8
11 Strikeouts 8
2 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 5
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
30 At Bats 28
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 17
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
13 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
130 Pitches 140
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
8 Total Bases 10
33 Plate Appearances 35
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 3
1.1 Runs Created 4.1
.133 Batting Average .214
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.267 Slugging Percentage .357
.233 Secondary Average .357
.212 On Base Percentage .343
.479 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .700
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.6
1.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.8
17.0 Batter Rating 32.5
30.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.94 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.00
.133 Isolated Power .143
0.27 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.75
.091 Walks Per Plate Appearance .171
.100 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .143
4.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
66.5 MLB Rating 79.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

American Family Field

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 38,073 | Capacity:

2024 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee 93 69 .574 - L1
St. Louis 83 79 .512 10 W1
Chicago 83 79 .512 10 L1
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 16 W1
Pittsburgh 76 86 .469 17 L1
Full Standings