Pirates head into an off day after losing the series to the Milwaukee Brewers.
It was a tale of two Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staffs.
Zach Thompson started the game and threw four innings of shutout baseball. He allowed three hits, a walk, and struck out five batters. He was pitching on four days rest, so he was pulled after throwing 62 pitches with 42 of them going for strikes.
Thompson wouldn’t have qualified for the win pitching only four innings, but he left the game with a lead after Ben Gamel hit a two out home run to right center field in the top of the fourth inning for a 1-0 lead.