Tellez hits 5th HR in 5 games as Burnes, Brews rout Pirates
The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 19-2 Friday night.
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The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 19-2 Friday night.
The Pirates become the first time in league history to have three players each have three-home run games in a single month.
Bryan Reynolds hit a career-high three homers and drove in six runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Wednesday.
The Pirates have dropped their last five games.
Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.
The Tampa Bay Rays have swept the Pirates after today's contest.
The Tampa Bay Rays walk it off in the bottom of the ninth.
Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz failed to drive in a run after having an RBI in his first six major league games.
Michael Chavis sent the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 8-7 Thursday.
Ian Happ and Patrick Wisdom hit two-run homers early and Alfonso Rivas added a grand slam off a position player late as the Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-5 Wednesday night.
Bligh Madris hit his first major league home run and fellow rookie Roansy Contreras pitched five solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day and they delivered right away.
Call it a squirrely move.
The Pirates end their skid and avoid the three-game sweep.
The Giants sent the Pirates to their 10th loss in 11 games.
