Corbin Burnes struck out 10 and allowed two runs in seven innings to earn his first win of the season as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The Brewers won their third straight despite getting held to a season-low three hits. The Pirates had a season-low four hits.
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Corbin Burnes struck out 10 and allowed two runs in seven innings to earn his first win of the season as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Burnes (1-0) gave up four hits and didn’t walk anybody. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner held the Pirates scoreless through five innings before giving up homers to Vogelbach in the sixth and VanMeter in the seventh.
The Brewers mustered only two hits against Pirates starter JT Brubaker, but both came during a four-run outburst in the second inning. Milwaukee capitalized on two walks and an error in that inning.
Brubaker (0-2) settled down from there and retired the last 10 batters he faced. Two of the four runs he allowed were unearned.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rowdy Tellez and Hunter Renfroe homered for the Brewers. Daniel Vogelbach and Josh VanMeter had solo shots for the Pirates.
Milwaukee Brewers' Rowdy Tellez hits a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP PhotoMorry Gash)
Burnes (1-0) gave up four hits and didn’t walk anybody. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner held the Pirates scoreless through five innings before giving up homers to Vogelbach in the sixth and VanMeter in the seventh.
In his last two starts, Burnes has allowed just seven hits and two runs over 14 innings.
After reliever Devin Williams retired the side in order in the eighth, Josh Hader did the same in the ninth to earn his fifth save in as many opportunities.
Milwaukee Brewers' Rowdy Tellez hits a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP PhotoMorry Gash)
The Brewers mustered only two hits against Pirates starter JT Brubaker, but both came during a four-run outburst in the second inning. Milwaukee capitalized on two walks and an error in that inning.
After Andrew McCutchen drew a leadoff walk, Tellez got ahead in the count 2-0 and drove an 88 mph slider into the second deck of the right-field stands.
Two outs later, Lorenzo Cain reached first on a grounder to shortstop Kevin Newman, whose throw to first pulled Yoshi Tsutsugo off the bag. Victor Caratini walked to keep the inning going, then Kolten Wong hit a blooper down the line in shallow right for a two-run double.
Milwaukee Brewers' Rowdy Tellez hits a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP PhotoMorry Gash)
Brubaker (0-2) settled down from there and retired the last 10 batters he faced. Two of the four runs he allowed were unearned.
After the Pirates cut the lead to 4-2 on the homers to center by Vogelbach and VanMeter, Renfroe led off the bottom of the seventh by sending a 1-1 pitch from Roansy Contreras into the second deck of the left-field stands.
The homer was Renfroe’s first with the Brewers. He had 31 homers and 96 RBIs for the Boston Red Sox last season before getting traded to Milwaukee.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP PhotoMorry Gash)
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers manager Craig Counsell said 3B Luis Urías will play an extended spring training game Thursday in Arizona. If all goes well, Urías will begin a rehab assignment with one of the club's minor league affiliates.
Urías hasn't played yet this season due to a quadriceps injury.
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP PhotoMorry Gash)
UP NEXT
The three-game series concludes Wednesday afternoon with a matchup of right-handers as Mitch Keller (0-2, 9.39 ERA) starts for the Pirates and Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 7.27) pitches for the Brewers.
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