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Paul Skenes was good through three innings but unraveled in the fourth. His continued struggles resulted in a 4-2 loss for the Pirates against the Brewers at American Family Field on Wednesday night.
Scoring Plays
Bottom 4th, 3-0 MIL: Paul Skenes (9-10) had retired 10 in a row before issuing a walk to Garrett Mitchell. After another walk to William Contreras, Christian Yelich ripped an RBI double to right to put the Brewers (71-43) ahead. Andrew Vaughn followed with a two-RBI broken-bat single to right past a drawn-in infield.
Bottom 6th, 4-0 MIL: William Contreras hit a solo home run to left-center off Lake Bachar, who was making his team debut.
Top 7th, 4-2 MIL: Endy Rodríguez homered for the second straight game. His two-run shot to left field off DL Hall brought the Pirates (57-59) within two.
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