It helped that they were facing a Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen that couldn’t throw the ball over the plate no matter who was pitching. Christian Yelich hit a bases-loaded double and Pittsburgh relievers issued three consecutive bases-loaded walks in a five-run seventh inning that helped the Brewers beat the Pirates 7-4. They also walked six times in an inning May 19, 1977, against Toronto and Sept. 21, 2006, against San Francisco. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Pirates starter Chase De Jong allowed two runs and four hits over five innings. Scheduled starters are Chad Kuhl (0-3, 5.61) for the Pirates and Burnes for the Brewers.

Source: The Star June 12, 2021 04:00 UTC