Milwaukee 6, at Pittsburgh 7

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to rally the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday night at PNC Park before 22,484 fans in a game that lasted 2 hours 49 minutes. The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the first inning but fell behind 6-3 before Valdez’s blast completed a four-run bottom of the seventh that gave Pittsburgh its third win in four games. The Brewers, who entered with the best record in the National League at 59-35, dropped to 59-36 while the Pirates improved to 48-47. Milwaukee struck first… Read more...