After winning the first 2 games of their 4 game series at Miller Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. With the loss, the 33-39 Pirates fell to 5 games back of the Brewers for first place in the National League Central.
Wednesday night’s game was one the Pirates had plenty of opportunities to win. The Pirates failed to take advantage of getting a lot of baserunners early in the game, made a few defensive miscues, had some base running blunders, and Clint Hurdle managed his bullpen poorly. In the end, it all led to the Brewer victory.