Pirates Fend Off Comebacks, Defeat Brewers in Extras; Gonzales Stays Hot

Top 10th, 6-3: Bryan Reynolds put the Pirates ahead in the extra frame with an RBI single to left off Angel Zerpa (0-2). Later in the inning, Nick Gonzales singled home a pair off Grant Anderson.

Key Moments

Garrett Mitchell hit a double high off the wall in right-center off Dennis Santana with two outs in the eighth. After an intentional walk to Sal Frelick, Santana struck out Greg Jones to keep the scored tied 3-3.

Bryan Reynolds came through with the game-winning hit in the 10th.

Player of the Game

Nick Gonzales recorded his first three-hit game since last year on Aug. 6 against the San Francisco Giants. He has multiple hits in four of his last six games and five of his last eight starts.

Stat to Know

With a season-high six strikeouts, Mitch Keller moved into ninth place on the Pirates all-time strikeouts list with 862.

Notable Performances

• Mitch Keller: 5.0 innings, five hits, three runs, two walks, six strikeouts, 93 pitches/60 strikes
• Nick Gonzales: 3 for 5, two RBI, one run
• Konnor Griffin: 2 for 4, one RBI, one run
• Spencer Horwitz: 1 for 4, two RBI

Noteworthy

• Gregory Soto (2-0) got the win for the Pirates and Yohan Ramírez and his first since June 7, 2024 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• Bryan Reynolds collected his 501st RBI and passed Bobby Bonilla for the most RBI among switch-hitters in franchise history.
• Nick Gonzales and Ryan O’Hearn each extended their hitting streaks to six games.
• This is the first time the Pirates have won back-to-back games since June 10-11 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
• The Pirates placed RHP Braxton Ashcraft on the Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List and recalled RHP Cam Sanders from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Up Next

RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (1-1, 3.28 ERA) will look to lead the Pirates to a sweep on Sunday. LHP Kyle Harrison (1-1, 3.06 ERA) will start for the Brewers. First pitch: 2:10 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7TheFan.

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