Brewers 7-2 Pirates (September 24, 2024) Match Report

PITTSBURGH – Willy Adames secured his first 30-20 season in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

Adames stole second base on an infield single, his first of two hits, with one out in the second inning. It was the 20th stolen base for the seven-year veteran, along with 32 home runs. He and 20-year-old rookie Jackson Chourio (21 home runs, 21 stolen bases) are the first teammates of the Brewers to reach 20-20 in the same season.

“It’s a special season,” said Adames, who is fourth in the major leagues with 111 RBI. “This is a special moment for me and my family, especially at this point in my career. I think it’s just that all the work we’ve done is paying off now. It makes me happy that after all the work we’ve done, you can see the numbers. And of course, the win. I think that makes it even more special when you win.”

Hoby Milner (5-1) threw a perfect fifth inning to secure the win as a replacement for Tobias Myers, who allowed two runs and six hits in the first four innings.

The Brewers finished 90-67, marking the second time in their history that they have won 90 games in consecutive seasons, having previously done so in 1978 and 1979.

“We have to keep playing good baseball,” said Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy. “We were good today. … We fought hard for the at-bats when we needed to. Willy got some big hits. We took advantage of that. We got our walks when we needed to. We played good defense. They kept the lead for us.”

Adames was the first of four consecutive batters to reach Bailey Falter (8-9) with one out in a three-run second inning. Rhys Hoskins worked a walk after Adames’ single and before an RBI double by Sal Frelick. Joey Ortiz then dribbled a two-run single past a diving Nick Yorke at second base.

Pittsburgh responded with two runs in the bottom half. Jared Triolo hit an RBI single; Bryan De La Cruz scored on Yorke’s sacrifice fly.

“I thought we did a good job,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “We continued to have good hitting opportunities late in the game. … We had 10 hits and some pretty good swings.”

Adames opened the fourth inning with a double to left. He later scored from third base when Ortiz hit a ground ball to first baseman Billy Cook, who hit an inning-ending double play past shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Falter allowed four runs and five hits in five innings, struck out five times and allowed one walk.

“This time of year,” Falter said. “You know, the body just gets a little tired. That’s it. … I’ve had ups and downs. I’m just trying to finish the year strong. That’s it.”

Pirates relief pitcher Isaac Mattson walked Adames and Hoskins with the bases loaded before being taken off in the seventh inning. William Contreras scored on a sacrifice fly by Frelick.

TRAINING ROOM

Pirates: 1B Rowdy Tellez and OF Michael A. Taylor were designated for assignment. In related moves, OF Joshua Palacios and INF Liover Peguero were recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Next

RHP Luis Ortiz (6-6, 3.43 ERA) will be on the mound for the Pirates, opposite Brewers RHP Freddy Peralta (11-8, 3.69), when the three-game series resumes on Wednesday.

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