In the top of the fifth Jordy Mercer took a called strike three before Taillon lined one into right for a seeming hit.
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Brewers general manager David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell met before the game and decided not to start Lucroy.
“He really earned the right to get through that inning, I thought, and I did want him to get through the inning”, Counsell said. The triumph pushed Liriano’s career record against the Brewers to 7-6 with a 4.43 ERA in 17 games (16 starts).Garza’s winless streak reached five starts on Tuesday as he settled for a no-decision against Arizona after giving up three runs in six innings.
Milwaukee Brewers’ Jonathan Lucroy tips his cap after getting a standing ovation from fans while pinch-hitting during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Milwaukee. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. As Perez stole second, the ball deflected into short right-center. “If I were to do it again, I would throw the same pitch, just actually get it down where it needed to be”. “However he made pitches”. He put the Brewers on the board with a two-run homer in the first off Taillon, who settled in after that and allowed two base runners over the next four innings. Pinch-hitter Matt Joyce led off with a single, and leadoff hitter John Jaso walked on a 3-2 pitch.
An RBI single by Jung Ho Kang made it 2-1 in the fourth, but Marte got caught in a rundown and Kang was tagged out at the plate trying to score from second. Pittsburgh C Francisco Cervelli was back in the lineup Saturday after exiting the previous night’s game with right foot discomfort.3. Villar took the lead by swiping his 37th base of the season in the seventh inning. Recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Brault kept Pittsburgh in the game. He allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings.
Pirates: Vogelsong, who has been out since May 24 with facial fractures, will come off the disabled list to start Thursday in Atlanta. Hearn, 21, is a combined 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA for Washington’s Rookie level Gulf Coast League and Single-A affiliates.
The Brewers play at San Diego on Monday. Brewers LF Ryan Braun was not in the lineup for the fourth straight day because of tightness in his right side…. “Just a little bit tight; waiting for it to loosen up”, Braun said.
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Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (5-10, 5.40) will try for his first quality start since June 8 when he faces Pittsburgh.
