Entering play on Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates had won 7 of their last 10 games. Their opponent, the Milwaukee Brewers, had lost 9 of 13. These trends would continue in the first game of their three-game weekend series.
Despite not doing much offensively, the Pirates rallied late to defeat the Brewers 3-2 on Friday night. With the win, the Pirates are now 8-3 in their last 11 games and 3-1 on their current road trip. This victory improved the team to 39-41 overall on the season, and was their first win of 2019 at Miller Park.