Brault took the loss in the series opener Friday against Milwaukee, giving up three runs in six innings.
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Jeremy Jeffress needed just one pitch to get his 25th save this season.
The Brewers will take on the Pirates on Saturday night with first pitch set for 6:10pm. Pittsburgh had just two hits before pinch-hitter Matt Joyce led off the ninth inning with a single. “I think when it eventually comes out, I think you’ll understand why.”…
The Pirates recalled INF Max Moroff from Triple-A Indianapolis. Manager Craig Counsell began walking out to the mound. He went yard once and finished 2-4 with 1 RBI.
“Fastball command was really solid”, Hurdle said.
BILOXI (AA): The Shuckers were never able to recover after the Jacksonville Suns scored three runs in the first inning and lost, 5-3, despite Dustin MeMuth’s 4-for-5 performance at the place. “He’s got swing-and-miss stuff after that whether it’s the split or the breaking ball, changeup”.
For the second straight night, the Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, winning 9-4 at Miller Park. Colorado’s Trevor Story and Baltimore’s Mark Trumbo each have 16. Milwaukee 2B Scooter Gennett is 10-for-30 with a homer and six RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak.2.
BREVARD COUNTY (A): Fidel Pena’s three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh capped a five-run rally in the inning and catapulted the Manatees to a 7-6 victory over the Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Pirates: Vogelsong, who has been out since May 24 with facial fractures, will come off the disabled list to start Thursday in Atlanta.
Brewers: LF Ryan Braun was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Sunday with right side tightness. “Just a little bit tight; waiting for it to loosen up”, Braun said.
Pirates: RHP Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.60 ERA) will make his eighth career start and his second against Milwaukee.
Nieuwenhuis charged Taillon’s one-hop line drive in the fifth and fired a strike to first baseman Chris Carter to just get Taillon.
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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. Already on a tear in the second half, Perez also added significant stats during the last home stand, tallying two home runs, eight RBI, and seven stolen bases over the last 10 games, raising his batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage by a few points each in the process.
