The Milwaukee Brewers gave their pitching staff a little bit of a new look Thursday during a busy stretch heading into the All-Star break, with less than stellar results.
The Brewers (55-39) opened a five-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (44-49) at PNC Park Thursday with a 6-3 loss. Milwaukee was coming off a series at Miami that included a couple extra-inning games and taxed the bullpen.
In addition to activating left-hander Wade Miley from the disabled list to start Thursday -- he took the loss -- Milwaukee recalled right-handed relievers Alec Asher and Adrian Houser from Triple-A Colorado Springs.