Pirates erupt for 10 runs in fourth, defeat Brewers 14‑5
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Paul Skenes struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings and Henry Davis homered as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Milwaukee Brewers 14-5 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. The Pirates improved to 50-47, the Brewers to 59-37.
Skenes (8-8) allowed three hits and two earned runs. Davis went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Ryan O’Hearn had two hits and two RBIs, Jared Triolo collected three hits and two RBIs, and Marcell Ozuna also homered. The Pirates scored four in the second and erupted for 10 in the fourth on seven hits, including a triple by Jake Mangum. They finished with 15 hits.
Milwaukee scored two in the fourth on Jackson Chourio’s double and a fielder’s choice, then added three in the eighth on Brice Turang’s two-run homer and Garrett Mitchell’s RBI double. Robert Gasser (2-4) took the loss, allowing 10 runs in three-plus innings. Bryse Wilson threw three scoreless innings of relief for the Brewers, fanning four.
Attendance was 34,087. The game lasted three hours.