Pirates LHP Felipe Rivero, who was acquired from Washington on Saturday in the Mark Melancon trade, made his Pittsburgh debut in the eighth inning.
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Moved up in the order on Thursday because of Braun’s injury, Perez hit a two-run homer off Arizona’s Robbie Ray. Lucroy vetoed a trade to the Cleveland Indians this weekend.
“I was just trying to take cover when I caught the ball”, Harrison said.
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Junior Guerra watches a throw during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, July 29, 2016, in Milwaukee. Perez has seven home runs this season; he had one in 156 games before this year. Perez leadoff the game’s scoring with his home run in the opening inning, while later tallying an RBI single in the seventh en route to finishing 3-for-4. ‘What he [Nieuwenhuis] is doing in the field and at the plate, ‘ Hughes said, ‘Being able to play center and right, being able to have an outstanding home-stand and an outstanding season here at Miller Park’. Jeremy Jeffress, pitching for a fourth consecutive game, got his fourth straight save – his 27th of the season. “I am just happy I was part of this organization.”.
Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli had to be helped off the field in the eighth inning after a pitch from Juan Nicasio glanced off Scooter Gennett’s leg and hit him directly on the inside of his right foot. “I did a lot of treatment last night”. In the moment, I thought it was broke. “It was hard. It was the same spot I got hit in Miami”. He’s still battling tightness in his right side. On Friday, he was on his way to changing that: Guerra entered the ninth inning of Milwaukee’s matchup with the Pirates working on a two-hit shutout on only 87 pitches. The second overall pick in 2010 held the Brewers to one run on five hits July 19 without factoring in the decision. He struck out 13 over 6 2/3 innings and won 5-3 on July 21.
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The Pirates got strong six innings from Jameson Taillon (2-2), who only allowed two runs on six hits and didn’t walk a batter while striking out six.
