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  McCutchen rallies Brewers past Pirates 3-2 to complete sweep April 28 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PITTSBURGH (AP) Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to rally the Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.McCutchen, a five-time All-Star in Pittsburgh, began the game with a leadoff home run his first at PNC Park as a visitor before delivering a single to right field off closer Chris Stratton (0-1) in the final frame. McCutchen, now primarily a designated hitter for the Brewers, finished with three hits to boost his batting average to .250.Hoby Milner (2-0) worked a perfect eighth to pick up the win. Devin Blank Jersey Williams retired the Pirates in order in the ninth for his first save. The Brewers have won eight straight over Pittsburgh dating to last season.Christian Yelich started the Brewers' rally with a one-out, pinch-hit bunt single against Stratton. Kolten Wong and Omar Narvaez followed with singles to load the bases for McCutchen. The 35-year-old's liner smacked off the outstretched glove of second baseman Josh VanMeter and into right field, allowing Yelich and Wong to score.Pittsburgh rookie right fielder Jack Suwinski collected the first RBI of his career with an infield single in the seventh and Ben Gamel followed with a sacrifice fly off reliever Brad Boxberger as the Pirates turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead.David Bednar worked a scorele s eighth for the Pirates to set the stage for Stratton, in Trevor Story Jersey his first full season at the back end of Pittsburgh's bullpen. He quickly put away Lorenzo Cain before Yelich's bunt started Milwaukee's surge. Pirates starter Jose Quintana surrendered a home run to McCutchen on the game's first pitch but quickly settled down. Quintana, hoping to revive his career in Pittsburgh, allowed just four hits and struck out nine without i suing a walk.The Pirates have yet to have a starting pitcher record a victory through 19 games, the second-longest streak to start a season in major league history, trailing only the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who started the season 0-21. Quintana remains winle s since Sept. 5, 2019, while pitching for the Chicago Cubs.McCutchen turned on a 90 mph fastball up in the zone from Quintana for his 93rd career home run at PNC Park. Milwaukee starter Chad Bettis Jersey Freddy Peralta to sed six shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out seven without i suing a walk. Peralta's only trouble spot came in his last inning when consecutive singles by Daniel Vogelbach and Bryan Reynolds put two on with two outs. A nine-pitch battle with Pittsburgh's Ke'Bryan Hayes followed, with Peralta ultimately getting Hayes to fly out to right field to end the threat.Boxberger, one of five Brewers pitchers who combined for a one-hitter in a victory on Wednesday night, wasn't quite as sharp le s than 24 hours later but was bailed out by McCutchen.TRAINER'S ROOMPirates: C Andrew Knapp was scratched from the lineup about an hour before the first pitch due to an illne s, forcing Roberto Perez to make the start after expecting to have the day off.UP NEXTBrewers: Head home for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs. Adrian Kyle Freeland Jersey Houser (1-2, 3.52 ERA) starts on Friday against Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 3.98).Pirates: Welcome San Diego to PNC Park for a three-game set starting Friday. Yu Darvish (1-1, 4.43) gets the nod for the Padres against Pittsburgh's Zach Thompson (0-2, 10.80).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Milwaukee Brewers National League Major League Baseball Andrew McCutchen Jos Quintana Bryan Reynolds Andrew Knapp Ke'Bryan Hayes Hoby Milner Kyle Hendricks David Bednar Devin Williams Lorenzo Cain Brad Boxberger Yu Darvish Chris Stratton Ben Gamel Omar Narvez Freddy Peralta Daniel Vogelbach Christian Yelich Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Nolan Arenado Jersey Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS

  McCutchen rallies Brewers past Pirates 3-2 to complete sweep April 28 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PITTSBURGH (AP) Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to rally the Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.McCutchen, a five-time All-Star in Pittsburgh, began the game with a leadoff home run his first at PNC Park as a visitor before delivering a single to right field off closer Chris Stratton (0-1) in the final frame. McCutchen, now primarily a designated hitter for the Brewers, finished with three hits to boost his batting average to .250.Hoby Milner (2-0) worked a perfect eighth to pick up the win. Devin Blank Jersey Williams retired the Pirates in order in the ninth for his first save. The Brewers have won eight straight over Pittsburgh dating to last season.Christian Yelich started the Brewers' rally with a one-out, pinch-hit bunt single against Stratton. Kolten Wong and Omar Narvaez followed with singles to load the bases for McCutchen. The 35-year-old's liner smacked off the outstretched glove of second baseman Josh VanMeter and into right field, allowing Yelich and Wong to score.Pittsburgh rookie right fielder Jack Suwinski collected the first RBI of his career with an infield single in the seventh and Ben Gamel followed with a sacrifice fly off reliever Brad Boxberger as the Pirates turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead.David Bednar worked a scorele s eighth for the Pirates to set the stage for Stratton, in Trevor Story Jersey his first full season at the back end of Pittsburgh's bullpen. He quickly put away Lorenzo Cain before Yelich's bunt started Milwaukee's surge. Pirates starter Jose Quintana surrendered a home run to McCutchen on the game's first pitch but quickly settled down. Quintana, hoping to revive his career in Pittsburgh, allowed just four hits and struck out nine without i suing a walk.The Pirates have yet to have a starting pitcher record a victory through 19 games, the second-longest streak to start a season in major league history, trailing only the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who started the season 0-21. Quintana remains winle s since Sept. 5, 2019, while pitching for the Chicago Cubs.McCutchen turned on a 90 mph fastball up in the zone from Quintana for his 93rd career home run at PNC Park. Milwaukee starter Chad Bettis Jersey Freddy Peralta to sed six shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out seven without i suing a walk. Peralta's only trouble spot came in his last inning when consecutive singles by Daniel Vogelbach and Bryan Reynolds put two on with two outs. A nine-pitch battle with Pittsburgh's Ke'Bryan Hayes followed, with Peralta ultimately getting Hayes to fly out to right field to end the threat.Boxberger, one of five Brewers pitchers who combined for a one-hitter in a victory on Wednesday night, wasn't quite as sharp le s than 24 hours later but was bailed out by McCutchen.TRAINER'S ROOMPirates: C Andrew Knapp was scratched from the lineup about an hour before the first pitch due to an illne s, forcing Roberto Perez to make the start after expecting to have the day off.UP NEXTBrewers: Head home for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs. Adrian Kyle Freeland Jersey Houser (1-2, 3.52 ERA) starts on Friday against Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 3.98).Pirates: Welcome San Diego to PNC Park for a three-game set starting Friday. Yu Darvish (1-1, 4.43) gets the nod for the Padres against Pittsburgh's Zach Thompson (0-2, 10.80).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Milwaukee Brewers National League Major League Baseball Andrew McCutchen Jos Quintana Bryan Reynolds Andrew Knapp Ke'Bryan Hayes Hoby Milner Kyle Hendricks David Bednar Devin Williams Lorenzo Cain Brad Boxberger Yu Darvish Chris Stratton Ben Gamel Omar Narvez Freddy Peralta Daniel Vogelbach Christian Yelich Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Nolan Arenado Jersey Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS