Ryan Braun powers homer-happy Brewers past Pirates
Ryan Braun hit his NL-leading 37th home run, pitcher Yovani Gallardo also connected and the Milwaukee Brewers outslugged Pittsburgh 12-8 Sunday, sending the Pirates to their 10th loss in 13 games.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
8
Milwaukee Brewers
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MIL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-12
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
A Ramirez singled to right, R Weeks scored, R Braun to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-12
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-11
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-11
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Play Result 8-11
G Jones homered to left (380 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-11
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Play Result 7-11
B Holt singled to center, M McKenry scored, T Snider to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-11
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Foul Ball 6-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-11
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Play Result 6-11
G Sanchez homered to left center (417 feet), G Jones scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-11
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-11
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Play Result 4-11
A Ramirez singled to center, N Aoki and R Weeks scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-11
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Advancing On Play 4-10
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Y Gallardo homered to left (377 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
C Gomez homered to left (382 feet), C Hart scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-8
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 8-12
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
J Harrison struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-12
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12
J Harrison batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
M McKenry struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-12
Pitch 9: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12
M McKenry batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
P Alvarez flied out to left.
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Fly Out 8-12
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12
P Alvarez batting
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Play Result 8-12
J Axford relieved M Parra.
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Lineup Change 8-12
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Lineup Change 8-12
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
G Sanchez walked, G Jones to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-12
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12
G Sanchez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
G Jones reached on infield single to second.
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Single 8-12
Pitch 5: in play
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Norichika AokiRF11
Rickie Weeks Jr.2B23
Ryan BraunLF8
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Corey Hart1B12
Martin MaldonadoC15
Carlos GomezCF91
Jeff BianchiSS
Yovani GallardoP49
Substitutes
Kameron LoeP73
Francisco RodriguezP75
Eric FarrisPH53
Jose VerasP57
Manny ParraP39
John AxfordP59
PIT
Brock Holt2B17
Jose TabataLF31
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Garrett JonesRF33
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Michael McKenryC
Josh HarrisonSS4
James McDonaldP55
Substitutes
Justin WilsonP32
Chris ResopP
Alex PresleyPH47
Tony WatsonP56
Chris LerouxP63
Travis SniderLF27
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