PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, rallying the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday at PNC Park.

Valdez finished 3 for 4 with two home runs and six RBIs. His game-winning blast capped a four-run bottom of the seventh, erasing Milwaukee’s 6-3 lead. The Brewers had taken the lead on Jake Bauers’ two-run homer in the second and Sal Frelick’s two-run shot in the fifth, followed by a run-scoring single from William Contreras in the seventh.

Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3) earned the win with three innings of relief, allowing one earned run on three hits. Gregory Soto collected his 12th save with a scoreless ninth. Aaron Ashby (12-2) took the loss, unable to hold the lead in the seventh.

Milwaukee had nine hits to Pittsburgh’s seven. The attendance was 22,484, and the game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes. The Brewers, who had won four of their previous five, fell to 59-36. The Pirates improved to 48-47.