Pirates Thumped By Brewers; Andrew Heaney’s Struggles Continue

Danny Demilio   |  

Aug 11, 2025

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Andrew Heaney continued to struggle for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 7-1 loss to the surging Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Monday night.

How We Got There

Heaney (5-10) allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits with two walks and three strikeouts in four innings in his start.

Brice Turang hit a leadoff homer off the left-hander in the bottom of the first. Christian Yelich then kicked off a four-run third inning with a solo homer to center. Sal Frelick and Brandon Lockridge added RBI singles before Milwaukee scored another on catcher Joey Bart’s throwing error. Andrew Vaughan bunted in a run in the fourth.

Bart was responsible for the Pirates’ lone run off Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana (10-4) with a solo homer to right field in the second.

Chase Shugart returned from the injured list and allowed one run in three innings of relief.

The Brewers (74-44) extended their winning streak to 10 games. The Pirates (51-69) have lost three in a row.

Key Moment

Christian Yelich’s homer broke a 1-1 tie in the third and sparked a big inning for the Brewers.

Star of the Game

Jose Quintana allowed one run on three hits in six-strong innings.

Stat to Know

Joey Bart’s home run was his first since April 7 against the St. Louis Cardinals. He had gone 60 games without homering.

Notable Performances

• Andrew Heaney: 4.0 innings, nine hits, six runs (five earned), two walks, three strikeouts, 90 pitches/54 strikes
• Joey Bart: 1 for 3, one home run, one RBI, one run

Noteworthy

• Andrew Heaney has an 8.19 ERA over his last outings dating back to the second game of a doubleheader in Detroit on June 19 . He’s been charged with 12 earned runs in eight innings against the Brewers this season.
• Tommy Pham’s 17-game on-base streak came to an end with an 0-for-4 performance. It was the fifth-longest active streak in MLB.
• The Pirates reinstated RHP Chase Shugart (left knee inflammation) from the 15-day IL and optioned RHP Dauri Moreta to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Up Next

RHP Paul Skenes (7-8, 1.94 ERA) starts for the Pirates on Tuesday night. RHP Freddy Peralta (13-5, 3.03 ERA) toes the rubber for the Brewers. First pitch: 7:40 p.m. ET.