PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Christian Yelich lined a two-run single to left field in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Wednesday at PNC Park. The Brewers improved to 95-57. The Pirates fell to 75-77. The game took 3 hours, 8 minutes and drew 11,393.

Milwaukee opened the scoring in the second. After William Contreras flew out and Christian Yelich struck out, Joey Ortiz singled to left, Luis Lara singled to short, and Andrew Vaughn followed with a fly-ball single to left that scored Ortiz. Cooper Pratt then lined a single to center that brought home Lara and moved Vaughn to third. Brice Turang ended the inning with a flyout to center.

Logan Henderson worked around early traffic for Milwaukee. Konnor Griffin singled in the first but was caught stealing second, with Contreras throwing to Pratt. Henderson struck out Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds in the first. In the second, Oneil Cruz and Rafael Flores Jr. struck out, Ryan O’Hearn singled, Ronny Simon doubled, and Jacob Gonzalez popped out. Henderson finished with five innings, six hits, three earned runs and eight strikeouts.

In the top of the first, Turang, Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers all struck out. Pittsburgh got a leadoff single from Griffin in the bottom half, but Lowe and Reynolds struck out and Griffin was caught stealing. Milwaukee went down in order in the fourth on strikeouts by Ortiz and Vaughn around a Lara flyout. Pittsburgh also went down in order in the third when Mangum and Griffin grounded out and Reynolds popped out after a Lowe walk. In the sixth, Ortiz reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout, but Lara struck out, Sal Frelick lined out and Pratt grounded out.

Pittsburgh broke through in the fourth when Cruz homered to right field. Flores struck out, O’Hearn grounded out to first, and Simon struck out on a foul tip. Milwaukee answered in the fifth. Pratt singled to left, then Turang doubled to center to score Pratt. Chourio flew out, Bauers walked, and Contreras and Yelich each struck out to end the inning.

The Pirates tied it in the bottom of the fifth. After Gonzalez struck out and Jake Mangum grounded out, Griffin doubled to left. Lowe then hit a two-run homer to right, scoring Griffin. Reynolds struck out to end the inning. Pittsburgh took the lead in the sixth when Flores hit a solo homer to right-center. O’Hearn grounded out, Simon singled, and Jared Triolo struck out.

Milwaukee’s decisive rally began in the seventh. Turang walked after a pitch-result challenge was overturned. Chourio singled to left, moving Turang to second. Bauers walked to load the bases. Contreras grounded into a forceout at home, with Turang cut down, while Chourio moved to third and Bauers to second. Yelich then singled to left, scoring Chourio and Bauers. Joey Ortiz struck out and Lara grounded out, but the Brewers had a 5-4 lead.

Pittsburgh put runners on in the seventh against Milwaukee’s bullpen. Mangum singled, but Griffin struck out. Lowe singled to center, putting runners on first and second. Reynolds grounded into a double play from second baseman Turang to first baseman Bauers, ending the threat. In the eighth, Cruz singled on a ground ball deflected by pitcher Shane Drohan. Flores grounded into a double play from shortstop Pratt to Turang to Bauers. O’Hearn singled, and Simon grounded out.

In the ninth, Trevor Megill closed it out. Spencer Horwitz struck out swinging, Mangum struck out swinging, and Griffin grounded out from Turang to Bauers. Megill earned his 28th save with one inning of no-hit, no-run relief and two strikeouts.

Antonio Senzatela picked up the win in relief, throwing two-thirds of an inning and allowing one hit with two strikeouts. Carmen Mlodzinski took the loss for Pittsburgh and fell to 7-7. Jared Jones started for the Pirates and went five innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs while striking out nine. Yohan Ramirez pitched a scoreless inning with no hits and two strikeouts for Pittsburgh. Camilo Doval also worked a scoreless inning, allowing one hit. Abner Uribe tossed a scoreless inning with one hit for Milwaukee. Shane Drohan allowed two hits in two-thirds of an inning but no runs.

Milwaukee finished with 10 hits. Pittsburgh had 12 hits. Pittsburgh grounded into two double plays. Milwaukee pitchers combined for 21 strikes, 52 balls and 21 balls in play. Pittsburgh pitchers combined for 20 strikes, 39 balls and 20 balls in play.

Brandon Lowe went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs for Pittsburgh. Oneil Cruz was 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI. Pittsburgh hit three home runs, while Milwaukee did not homer. Milwaukee’s offense was spread across the lineup, with Yelich delivering the biggest hit. Turang doubled and walked, Chourio singled, Bauers walked and doubled, and Pratt singled and scored. Vaughn, Lara and Ortiz also contributed hits during the early rally.

The Brewers had won the series opener 5-1 on Tuesday. Milwaukee has won four of the past five meetings between the teams. Milwaukee’s recent stretch includes a 4-3 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday and a 13-9 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. Pittsburgh had won four of six before Tuesday’s loss. The teams meet again Thursday at PNC Park. Milwaukee then travels to Baltimore for a weekend series, followed by a trip to Philadelphia and a home series against St. Louis. Pittsburgh hosts Kansas City after the Milwaukee series, then welcomes St. Louis before traveling to Detroit.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 60.2 percent pregame probability to win. Milwaukee was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 9 went under the over/under line of 7.5.