MILWAUKEE — Raimel Tapia’s sacrifice fly to deep middle – almost a grand slam – put Milwaukee forward in a four-run eighth inning for the Brewers, who rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday and sweep the three-game collection.
“We played a good series,” Milwaukee supervisor Craig Counsell stated. “We did a lot of good things.”
The Brewers (37-34) stay a half recreation forward of the Reds within the National League Central. Cincinnati defeated Houston 9-7 in 10 innings on Sunday. Pittsburgh (34-36) is now two and a half video games behind Milwaukee and has misplaced six straight.
In the eighth, Jesse Winker and Willy Adames drew back-to-back to walks. After Rowdy Tellez flew out to proper, William Contreras laced a single to proper 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 stroll loaded the bases, Tapia’s sacrifice fly to deep middle off Pittsburgh nearer David Bednar put Milwaukee in entrance 3-2. Luis Urias adopted with a two-run single to push the margin to 3 runs.
“Late innings here in day games, it’s actually really hard to hit,” stated Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, who had two doubles and a stroll. “For those guys to put good swings on balls and string together a lot of good at-bats is really impressive.”
PHOTOS: Brewers erupt for 4 runs in eighth, hand Pirates sixth straight loss 5-2
Devin Williams pitched an ideal ninth to report his twelfth save in 13 makes an attempt.
Trevor Megill (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth to notch the win.
The Pirates took the lead within the third when Ji Hwan Bae led off with a stroll off Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta and Bryan Reynolds adopted with a house run, his eighth of the season. The 415-foot, upper-deck blast accounted for Pittsburgh’s first runs because the seventh inning of Friday night time’s recreation.
Making his seventh begin of the season for the Pirates, Luis Ortiz pitched successfully into the fifth. Ortiz gave up 4 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 examine, giving up two hits and two runs in six innings. He struck out 9, one off his season excessive, and walked three. He retired the ultimate 12 batters he confronted.
“I was feeling really good,” Peralta stated. “We know how important this series was for us.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: Placed LHP Jose Hernandez on the 15-day injured checklist with a proper calf pressure. … Selected contract of LHP Ryan Borucki from Triple-A Indianapolis.
KEY CONTRIBUTION
Tapia’s deep fly to middle, which Bae caught as he crashed into the wall, appeared as if it’d 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 stated of his game-changing at-bat. But Tapia, who signed with the Brewers final week after being launched by Boston, already is making a optimistic impression on his new group.
“I loved his approach in that last at-bat. Just being aggressive,” Counsell stated. “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 could have a welcome infusion of contemporary blood ready for them once they return house to PNC Park for a three-game collection with the Cubs. Manager Derek Shelton stated the membership will promote catcher Henry Davis – the No. 1 total decide within the 2021 draft – from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.
Davis is hitting a mixed .284 with 11 house runs and 30 RBIs in 51 mixed video games Double-A and Triple-A this season.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Osvaldo Bido (0-0, 2.25 ERA) will get the beginning within the opener of a three-game collection towards the Cubs in Pittsburgh. LHP Drew Smyly (6-4, 3.59 ERA) pitches for Chicago.
Brewers: RHP Corbin Burnes (5-4, 3.44) begins the opener of a three-game collection towards visiting Arizona. RHP Merrill Kelly (8-3, 3.04) takes the mound for the Diamondbacks.
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