Brewers increase wild-card lead, beat Pirates 10-1
Rookies Keston Hiura and Trent Grisham each hit two-run homers and the Milwaukee Brewers increased their edge for the second NL wild-card spot, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
Milwaukee Brewers
10
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 4-1 | MLB |
| 10/27/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/26/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 10-1 | MLB |
| 10/24/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 5-4 | MLB |
| 10/23/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 3-2 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Grisham homered to left (387 feet), Spangenberg scored.
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Home Run 1-10
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-8
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
Braun doubled to left, Grandal scored and Grisham scored, Braun safe at third on error by catcher Baron.
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Error 1-8
Braun doubled to left, Grandal scored and Grisham scored, Braun safe at third on error by catcher Baron.
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Double 1-8
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Cain singled to center, Braun scored.
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Single 1-6
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Moustakas walked, Arcia scored, Grisham to second, Shaw to third.
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 4
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Grisham walked, Thames scored, Shaw to second, Arcia to third.
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 1-10
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Kramer grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-10
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Jimmy Nelson pitches to Kevin Kramer
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Baron grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-10
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Jimmy Nelson pitches to Steven Baron
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Moran struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-10
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Jimmy Nelson pitches to Colin Moran
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Play Result 1-10
Pérez at second base.
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Play Result 1-10
Nelson relieved Guerra
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Start Inning 1-10
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-10
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Thames struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-10
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 1-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Yefry Ramirez pitches to Eric Thames
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Taylor grounded out to second, Pérez to second.
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Ground Out 1-10
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Yefry Ramirez pitches to Tyrone Taylor
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Play Result 1-10
Pérez ran for Hiura
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Jacob Misiorowski Day-To-Day
- Quinn Priester 60-Day-IL
- Angel Zerpa 60-Day-IL
- Brian Fitzpatrick 60-Day-IL
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mitch Keller 60-Day-IL
- Endy Rodriguez 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Trent GrishamCF2
Yasmani GrandalC6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Keston Hiura2B9
Ryan BraunLF8
Eric Thames1B9
Lorenzo CainCF6
Orlando ArciaSS11
Zach DaviesP72
Substitutes
Junior GuerraP41
Jimmy NelsonP40
Ben GamelLF39
Hernan Perez2B4
Alex ClaudioP58
Matt AlbersP43
Tyrone TaylorRF15
Jacob NottinghamC28
Travis ShawPH23
Brent SuterP39
Cory Spangenberg3B18
PIT
Kevin NewmanSS27
Bryan ReynoldsCF10
Adam Frazier2B20
Jose Osuna1B36
Colin Moran1B79
Elias DiazC35
Kevin KramerRF65
Erik Gonzalez3B59
James MarvelP60
Substitutes
Alex McRaeP64
Corban JosephPH75
Yefry RamirezP67
Steven BaronC61
Parker MarkelP44
Jake ElmorePH68
Chris StrattonP41
Pablo ReyesLF26
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