Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, August 24, 2014
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Phil Cuzzi, 1B -
Will Little, 2B -
Gerry Davis, 3B -
Greg Gibson
Attendance:
42761
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Brewers 4, Pirates 3: Mike Fiers scattered two hits over seven innings and Aramis Ramirez drove in a run among his three singles as host Milwaukee salvaged the finale of a three-game series versus Pittsburgh.
Jonathan Lucroy, Scooter Gennett and Mark Reynolds each had an RBI single for the Brewers, who snapped a three-game skid and lead second-place St. Louis by 1 1/2 games in the National League Central. Lucroy and Gennett joined Ryan Braun and Gerardo Parra by collecting two hits apiece.
Starling Marte belted a two-run homer and Andrew McCutchen also went deep for the Pirates, who fell five games behind first-place Milwaukee but remained 1 1/2 games back of San Francisco for the second wild card. Vance Worley (5-4) permitted four runs on 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings to suffer his third straight loss following a three-game winning streak.
After Marte's ninth homer forged a 2-2 tie in the top of the second inning, Milwaukee regained its two-run lead when Lucroy and Ramirez each singled to right off Worley. Fiers (4-1) kept Pittsburgh at bay and won his fourth consecutive start after allowing two runs and striking out seven.
Jeremy Jeffress worked a scoreless eighth before Francisco Rodriguez saw his 10th pitch to McCutchen sail over the wall in left with one out in the ninth. The right-hander worked around a two-out walk to Russell Martin before striking out Pedro Alvarez to secure his 39th save.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gennett (2-for-4) continued his torrid month by improving to 17-for-47 in August. ... The Pirates claimed LHP Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. ... Pittsburgh opens a six-game homestand on Monday by beginning a three-game set versus the Cardinals. Milwaukee opens a nine-game road trip on Monday with the first of three contests against the Padres.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh |
|
Milwaukee |
Vance Worley
|
Player |
Mike Fiers
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
6.1 |
IP |
7.0 |
5 |
Strikeouts |
7 |
12 |
Hits |
2 |
5.68 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Pittsburgh
|
4 |
2 |
10 |
.129 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Milwaukee
|
13 |
0 |
15 |
.394 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |