PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio hit two-run home runs, and Brandon Woodruff pitched six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday night.
Bauers connected with two outs in the fourth inning off Mitch Keller (6-14) to break a scoreless tie immediately after William Cotreras singled. It was the sixth home run of the season for Bauers, who had two hits.
A bloop and then a blast.
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Jake Bauers hits a two-run home run following a Contreras single to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead in the top of the 4th inning
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Chourio hit his 19th homer in the eighth off Evan Sisk to double the NL Central-leading Brewers’ advantage.
Woodruff (6-2) allowed just two hits while striking out eight and walking none. He had allowed five earned runs in each of his previous two starts.
Aaron Ashby, the fourth Brewers’ reliever, got the last four outs for his third save.
The Brewers extended their lead in the division to 6 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs with 19 games remaining. The Cubs lost to Washington 3-1 on Saturday.
.@lanegrindle asked for insurance runs and Jackson Chourio delivered them with a two-run home run in the top of the 8th to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead
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Keller gave up two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings, and lost for the fourth time in his last five starts.
The Pirates avoided being shut out when Oneil Cruz hit an RBI groundout in the ninth inning.
The Brewers’ Sal Frelick went 2 for 4 to raise his batting average to .299.
Jared Triolo and Bryan Reynolds each had two of the last-place Pirates’ five hits as they lost consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 16-17.
Key moment
The Pirates put runners on first and second in the seventh inning while trailing 2-0 but Rob Zastryzny induced Nick Yorke to foul out to end the inning.
Key stat
Contreras is the fifth player in Brewers’ history to catch 1,000 innings in back-to-back seasons. The others were Darrell Porter (1974-75), B.J. Surhoff (1990-91), Jason Kendall (2008-09), and Jonathan Lucroy (2013-14).
Up next
Rookie RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-2, 4.50 ERA) will pitch for the Brewers on Sunday. The Pirates have not announced a starter.
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