The Brewers defeated the Pirates thanks to five home runs against Pérez, led by Contreras.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 on Wednesday, led by William Contreras, who went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and hit one of the team’s five home runs off Martín Pérez.
The Pirates were defeated twice by the NL Central-leading Brewers before starting a nine-game season trip Friday in Houston. Before returning home on May 27 for a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs, which will mark the reunion of former Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell, the Brewers will also travel to Miami and Boston. Pat Murphy, manager of the Brewers, stated, “I like the guys, I do.” “I think they’re great. They are concerned. They are famished. I adore players who are ravenous.
In addition to Gary Sánchez, Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, and Joey Ortiz also hit home runs off Pérez, who exited the game in the sixth inning with no one out after giving up 11 hits and nine runs. Ortiz’s rocket went 425 feet, and Chourio’s home run went 441 feet. Ortiz declared, “It’s fun.” When you put that much up for someone, it’s a fantastic day. It’s undoubtedly thrilling.
Andrew McCutchen of Pittsburgh went 3 for 4, hit a home run, and drove in both of the Pirates’ runs. In one game, the Brewers’ number of home runs off a single pitcher tied a franchise record. Additionally, they scored five home runs off of Hunter Greene of Cincinnati in 2022 and Chris Reitsma of Cincinnati in 2002.
The Brewers had not played a five-home run game since a 9-0 drubbing at the hands of the New York Mets on April 4, 2023. Since July 6, 2022, when they gave up six home runs in a 16-0 loss to the New York Yankees, the Pirates had not allowed as much as five home runs in a game.
A sixth deep run was almost achieved by the Brewers. In the eighth inning, Michael A. Taylor, the center fielder for the Pirates, reached over the wall with his left arm to deny Willy Adames a chance at a home run.
In addition to his three-run home run in the third inning, Contreras singled in the fifth and tripled in the seventh to give Milwaukee a commanding lead. During a nine-game hitting run, Contreras has gone 17 of 36, batting.359 with a.434 on-base percentage.” To be honest, it leaves me speechless,” Ortiz remarked. It seems almost unbelievable to watch him hit.
Pérez had pitched 45 innings this season and allowed just three home runs until Wednesday. The Pirates manager Derek Shelton stated, “Today he was just in the heart of the plate the entire game, and then the changeup wasn’t as effective as it’s been previously.” He left a few of them raised. Additionally, changeups will be hit if you leave them up.
Brewers pitcher Robert Gasser (2-0) gave up just one run in five innings while allowing eight hits, five days after allowing just two hits over six scoreless innings in his major league debut. Gasser walked one and struck out two.
According to the franchise, Gasser is the first pitcher in Brewers history to record a victory in each of his initial two big league outings.
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Oliver Dunn, an infielder, was optioned to Nashville by the Brewers, while outfielder Chris Roller was promoted from Triple-A Nashville. Additionally, they optioned Taylor Clarke to Nashville and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list. Pitcher Quinn Priester was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis by the Pirates, who also recalled pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski from that team.
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Despite being on the disabled list since spraining his right hamstring on Monday, Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins says he intends to go with the team for its nine-game trip, which starts this weekend. Hoskins should miss two to four weeks of work.
“I’ve worked with enough guys who have hamstring problems to know that they’re all very different and can be quite fickle,” Hoskins remarked. Therefore, I believe that overall, the two to four weeks were far better than they could have been. We’re trying to keep stacking wins and series wins, so I’m just sad and frustrated that I can’t be out there with these guys.
Next up: The Chicago Cubs and I will start a four-game road series on Thursday. In the first game, the Pirates’ Jared Jones (2-4, 2.68 ERA) will get the start. Brewers: Off on Thursday before heading to Houston to start a three-game series. On Friday, Freddy Peralta (3-1, 3.63) will open for the Brewers.