The Pirates capped off a forgettable series in Milwaukee, by dropping the final game of the set, 5-3. It was the second consecutive series that Pirates lost to the lowly Brewers.
With Francisco Liriano on the mound, the Pirates hoped a strong pitching performance would help stem the tide and push momentum back to the side of the Pirates, but the offense never seemed to get on track on Thursday, as Taylor Jungmann, won his third straight decision against the bucs.
Recently name NL Player of the month for August, Andrew McCutchen got the evening off, as did Jung Ho Kang.