Pittsburgh PiratesvsMilwaukee Brewers
PIT 4/MIL 3
Things to say
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on the road at American Family Field.
01
opener
Pirates snuck one out in Milwaukee, 4-3. Low-scoring grind the whole way. Pittsburgh just kept scratching and clawing against the best team in the league.
02
key player
Whoever Pittsburgh ran out on the mound got into his stuff early and kept the heart of that Brewers order off balance. Kept them to three, that's a quality start on the road.
03
hot take
Honestly? The Brewers are 69-43 and let a .500 club walk into their yard and beat them. That's the kind of loss you look back on in October.
04
deep cut
Milwaukee only put up three at home in a park where they usually rake. Their bats went quiet, and one swing was the whole ballgame in a one-run finish.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Pittsburgh can steal the series or if Milwaukee bounces back tomorrow. Should be a good one.
The recap
The Pirates walked into American Family Field as a .500 club and stole one from the best team in the league, edging the Brewers 4-3. Milwaukee's been steamrolling everybody at 69-43, but Pittsburgh scratched across just enough and made the late innings hold up.
The bullpen slammed the door on the heart of Milwaukee's order when it mattered, and the Crew couldn't muster that one last rally. Getaway-day upset, and the underdogs take it on the road.