The game was effectively over by the time the fourth inning ended. Pittsburgh scored 10 runs in that frame alone, turning a comfortable lead into a rout and handing Milwaukee its third straight loss, 14-5, before 34,087 at PNC Park on Sunday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 14 | 15 | 0 |
Henry Davis was the offensive catalyst, going 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI. His two-run homer to left in the second inning — 364 feet — put Pittsburgh up 4-0 and set the tone. Marcell Ozuna matched him with a homer of his own in the fourth, a solo shot to left at 338 feet, and finished 2-for-5 with 2 RBI. Ryan O'Hearn contributed 2 RBI on 2-for-2 hitting, and Nick Gonzales doubled home two runs during the fourth-inning surge. Jared Triolo went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI, and Jake Mangum tripled home a run to cap the fourth.
The Fourth Inning
Pittsburgh had already built a 4-0 lead through two innings when the fourth became something else entirely. Milwaukee scored twice to cut the deficit to 4-2, but the Pirates answered with 10 runs of their own. Ozuna homered to open the home half. Davis singled home Triolo, Bryan Reynolds scored on a hit by pitch, Esmerlyn Valdez walked home a run, O'Hearn singled home Lowe, Gonzales doubled to score Reynolds and Valdez, Triolo singled home O'Hearn and Gonzales, and Mangum tripled to score Davis. By the time the inning was over, Pittsburgh led 14-2 and the outcome was no longer in question.
Robert Gasser absorbed the damage for Milwaukee, lasting just 3.0 innings and allowing 7 runs on 8 hits before departing with a 2-4 record and a 5.24 ERA. Paul Skenes earned the win for Pittsburgh, going 5.1 innings and allowing 2 runs on 3 hits with 7 strikeouts, improving to 8-8 with a 3.57 ERA. Brice Turang hit a two-run homer in the eighth for Milwaukee, and Garrett Mitchell doubled home a run in the same inning, but the Brewers' late scoring was cosmetic against a 14-2 deficit.
Pittsburgh improved to 50-47 and has won three straight. Milwaukee fell to 59-37, dropping its third consecutive game.