The Milwaukee Brewers (13-7) eked out another close victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-11) in their series finale at PNC Park Thursday afternoon.
After getting off to a fast start with a solo home run by Andrew McCutchen on the first pitch of the game, the offense stayed quiet until the ninth inning.
Freddy Peralta had his best start of the season for the Crew, throwing six innings of shutout baseball while allowing just three hits and no walks to go with seven strikeouts.
After throwing 92 pitches through six, Craig Counsell opted to pull Peralta for Brad Boxberger, who gave up three hits and two runs as the Pirates took a 2-1 lead.