In a bid to win the series, the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-9) and Milwaukee Brewers (8-6) faced off Sunday afternoon at American Family Field in Milwaukee. For the Pirates, Chad Kuhl was given starting duties, while the Brewers countered with Freddy Peralta.
Milwaukee kicked off the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Daniel Vogelbach homered (1) — a solo shot to center which staked the Brewers to a 1-0 lead. After an Avisail Garcia single, Travis Shaw would double in the second run of the inning, extending the lead to 2-0.
The Pirates picked up their first hit in the top of the second inning when Erik Gonzalez doubled to lead off the inning, but the Bucs weren’t able to turn it into anything; a pair of strikeouts and a groundout concluded the frame.