Moustakas, Piña, Schoop go deep as Brewers bash Pirates 7-4
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Moustakas and Manny Piña each hit a two-run homer in the third inning, Jonathan Schoop went deep in the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Sunday.
The Brewers rocked Chris Archer (4-7) for six runs and six hits in the third, when two missed catches in the outfield started the trouble for Pittsburgh.
Right fielder Gregory Polanco had the ball pop out of his glove on a long sacrifice fly by Jesus Aguilar. Center fielder Starling Marte raced and dove for Travis Shaw's sinking liner, but the ball trickled free for a double. Ryan Braun followed with an RBI single.
Schoop hit a solo shot in the seventh off Nick Kingham, who was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Chase Anderson (9-7) cruised through the first four innings for Milwaukee. He allowed Adeiny Hechavarria's two-out RBI double in the fifth, then fell apart in the sixth.
Adam Frazier, who hit a three-run homer in the Pirates' 9-1 win Saturday night, teed off on Anderson for a two-run shot and Polanco followed with a solo drive that pulled the Pirates to 6-4. A single by Francisco Cervelli chased Anderson with nobody out and brought on Josh Hader.
Corey Dickerson grounded to second baseman Schoop, who tossed to shortstop Orlando Arcia at second. Cervelli slid into Arcia as he made the relay throw to first. Second base umpire D.J. Reyburn called Cervelli out for interference and gave the Brewers a double play. Elias Diaz grounded out to end the inning.
Hader followed up with a 1-2-3 seventh, and Joakim Soria worked around two infield throwing errors in the eighth. Jeremy Jeffress, who blew a save Friday night, pitched the ninth for his seventh save.
Archer, who exited his previous start against Atlanta after four innings with left leg discomfort, walked two and struck out five in his second career start against Milwaukee. His first, a 2-1 victory, came as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays last August.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: INF Josh Harrison wasn't going to play in a precautionary move, but he did pinch-hit in the fifth. He's been dealing with a left hamstring issue and left Saturday night's game in the eighth after hustling from first on a double by Kevin Newman. "Everything was fine up to that point," Harrison said. Asked if a trip to the disabled list was possible, he said: "I don't plan on it."
Brewers: In the seventh, Pirates reliever Kyle Crick hit Shaw with a pitch just above the right knee. After a brief delay, Shaw trotted down to first.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Ivan Nova (7-8, 4.20 ERA) pitches against RHP Jack Flaherty (7-6, 2.97) and the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game road series.
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra (6-8, 3.72) makes his fourth start this season against Cincinnati on Tuesday as the Brewers begin a six-game road trip.