The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 5-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers, with a pivotal catcherâs interference leading to a fourth-inning collapse. Carmen Mlodzinski, the Pirates' starter, struggled after a strong start.
Pittsburgh Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski reacts during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski was rolling through three innings but ran into trouble in the fourth after a costly catcherâs interference in a 5-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Sunday afternoon.
Bottom 4th, : The Brewers (14-13) took their first lead of the series and poured it on against Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2). Gary SĂĄnchez drove in a run on a groundout, David Hamilton plated another run with a double to right-center. Later in the inning, Brandon Lockridge singled home two more.
Carmen Mlodzinski got two outs in the fourth and was ahead 1-2 against Sal Frelick but a catcherâs interference charged to Joey Bart extended the inning and the Brewers capitalized with four more runs.
The Pirates (16-12) loaded the bases with two outs against Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby in the top of the eighth but grounded out to second for the third out.
The Pirates lost due to a costly catcherâs interference that opened the floodgates for the Brewers in the fourth inning.
Gary SĂĄnchez, David Hamilton, and Brandon Lockridge were key players, contributing to the scoring in the fourth inning.
Carmen Mlodzinski started strong but faltered in the fourth inning, ultimately taking the loss with a record of 1-2.
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Brewers starter Kyle Harrison (2-1) set a career-high with 12 strikeouts in six-shutout innings against the Pirates. He allowed one hit, walked one and threw 72 of his 101 pitches for strikes.
The series win for the Pirates was their first in Milwaukee since July 9-11, 2024. Pittsburgh has only completed a sweep at Miller Park/American Family Field four times since the ballpark first opened in 2001 (the last came in 2022).
The Pirates will return to PNC Park to start a seven-game homestand with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Pittsburgh has yet to announce a starter and will face RHP Dustin May (3-2, 5.84 ERA). First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET on Sports Net Pittsburgh+/93.7 The Fan.
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