Pirates Home Win Streak Snapped By Brewers; Priester Sets Franchise Record Against Former Team
PITTSBURGH — Quinn Priester got the best of his former team as the Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 5-2 by the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on Friday night.
How We Got There
The Brewers (87-55) scored in the top of the first inning on an error charged to third baseman Jared Triolo.
Oneil Cruz tied the game at 1-all in the second with an RBI single following a Nick Gonzales double. The Pirates (64-78) took a 2-1 lead in the third on Tommy Pham’s run-scoring double to left.
Pirates starter Johan Oviedo held Milwaukee to one run on one hit in five innings, but the Brewers took the lead against Carmen Mlodzinski (3-8) in the sixth on Jake Bauers’ two-run single.
Priester (12-2) retired the final 11 batters he faced before giving way to the bullpen after seven-strong innings.
Brice Turang added an insurance run via an RBI single in the eighth inning off Yohan Ramírez. A pair of Pirate errors in the ninth led to the Brewers’ fifth run of the game.
Key Moment
A wild pitch from Carmen Mlodzinski in the sixth gave the Brewers two in scoring position with one out. After striking out Andrew Vaughn, the Pirates were one strike away from escaping the jam, but Jake Bauers turned a one-run deficit into a one-run lead with a two-run single.
Player of the Game
Quinn Priester held the Pirates to two runs on six hits and one walk in his seven innings of work. The right-hander struck out six and threw 60 of his 96 pitches for strikes.
Stat to Know
Quinn Priester set the Brewers franchise record by winning his 11th straight decision. The previous record was shared by Chris Bosio and Cal Eldred, who both won 10 straight decisions in 1992.
Notable Performances
- Johan Oviedo: 5.0 innings, one hit, one run (unearned), three walks, four strikeouts, 78 pitches/45 strikes
- Carmen Mlodzinski: 1.o innings, four hits, two runs, one walk, one strikeout, 33 pitches/18 strikes
- Oneil Cruz: 2 for 3, one RBI, one steal
- Spencer Horwitz: 2 for 3, one double
Noteworthy
- The loss snapped the Pirates’ seven-game home win streak. They hadn’t lost at PNC Park since falling 7-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 19.
- Nick Gonzales extended his hitting streak to eight games with a double in the second inning.
- Jared Triolo committed two errors in one game for the first time in his career. He was charged with one at third base in the first inning and one at shortstop in the eighth after a position change.
- The Pirates reinstated RHP Kyle Nicolas Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List and optioned RHP Cam Sanders to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Up Next
RHP Mitch Keller (6-13, 4.21 ERA) will take the mound for the Pirates in the second game of the series on Saturday night. RHP Brandon Woodruff (5-2, 3.69 ERA) starts for the Brewers. First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET.
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