Pirates drop Brewers 8-4 with four homer barrage

Bryan Reynolds, Mike Rabelo Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds (10) is congratulated by third base coach Mike Rabelo (58) after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) (Aaron Gash/AP)

By Griffin Floyd - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

MILWAUKEE — The Pittsburgh Pirates worked an 8-4 win to tie their series with the Milwaukee Brewers at one apiece. Four home runs were the difference as the Brewers couldn’t keep up with the onslaught of cannonballs.

The Pirates worked a two-out rally in the first inning, with a single and a walk setting the stage for first baseman Alfonso Rivas’ three-run homer to break the ice.

Milwaukee punched back in the bottom of the frame, cutting the lead to 3-2 with a single and a sacrifice fly against Pirates’ rookie Quinn Priester.

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