Brault nearly worked around a leadoff double by Jonathan Villar in the first before he hung a slider to Chris Carter, who hit it for a two-run home run.
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“It was, like, a no-seamer”, Taillon said. Unfortunately I didn’t get it. He allowed four hits, two walks and one unearned run. “I am taking good pitches to swing. They pitched better, we still had pitches to hit”.
“It was a two-seamer that was supposed to run in on his hands”, Taillon said. Manager Craig Counsell began walking out to the mound. Counsell hopes to have Braun back Saturday. He appeared to hurt his leg, and the Pirates say he has “leg discomfort”, but he was able to walk off the field. Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson turned in seven strikeouts, four hits, and one run in five innings. Jeremy Jeffress, pitching for a fourth consecutive game, got his fourth straight save – his 27th of the season. Brewers 2B Scooter Gennett singled in the first and third innings to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games. Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered against Neftali Feliz in the bottom half.
David Freese was ejected by plate umpire Marty Foster for arguing balls and strikes before the Brewers came to bat in the fifth. Taillon explained he saw first baseman Chris Carter turn and watch the play, showing no sense of urgency, and “next thing I knew I was hosed at first”. He is hitting.395 (17 for 43) in his last 12 games with six doubles, one triple, one homer and five RBIs.
NOTES: The Pirates traded RHP Mark Melancon to Washington on Saturday in exchange for LHPs Felipe Rivero and Taylor Hearn. “It is what it is. I’m pretty pumped. I’m just sticking with the process and looking forward to my next start”.
Left-hander Steven Brault was optioned back to Triple-A. “I think when it eventually comes out, I think you’ll understand why.”. “It was hard. It was the same spot I got hit in Miami”.
The Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Pirates with a 4-2 win Sunday in Milwaukee. He’s been out for the last four games with tightness on his right side.
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Brewers: RHP Matt Garza (1-4, 5.74) makes his ninth start of the season and second against the Pirates since being reinstated from the 60-day disabled list on June 14 with a right lat strain. He gave up six hits and struck out six, with both runs coming on Hernan Perez’s two-run homer in the first inning.
