Oneil Cruz’s Late RBI Triple Gives Pirates 2-1 Victory over Milwaukee
- The Pittsburgh Pirates narrowly beat the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 2-1 in Saturday’s game in Pittsburgh, highlighted by Oneil Cruz delivering a go-ahead two-out RBI triple in the seventh inning.
- The close game featured strong pitching by Mitch Keller, who allowed one run over six innings but received minimal run support, continuing a season-long trend.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled with one out in the seventh, setting the stage for Cruz, who followed two batters later with a towering triple to right-center field.
- Chase Shugart entered with bases loaded and two outs in the seventh and retired Jackson Chourio on a fly ball, while David Bednar earned his fifth save despite a ninth-inning jam.
- Milwaukee left nine runners on base and lost for the third time in four games, as the Pirates improved to four wins in their last five contests.
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Brewers fall to the Pirates 2-1
Oneil Cruz tripled home Isiah Kiner-Falefa with two outs in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Saturday. Kiner-Falefa singled off Tyler Alexander (2-5) with one out and Cruz followed two batters later by sending a shot to the gap in right-center field. The 6-foot-7 Cruz — coming off the first multihomer game of his career in a victory Friday night — slid head-first into third, then popped up to celeb…


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Oneil Cruz recorded two hits, including a go-ahead RBI triple, to propel the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.


Oneil Cruz’s late RBI triple gives Pirates 2-1 victory over Milwaukee
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz tripled home Isiah Kiner-Falefa with two outs in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Saturday. Kiner-Falefa singled off Tyler Alexander (2-5) with one out and Cruz followed two batters later by sending a shot to the gap in right-center field. The 6-foot-7 Cruz — coming off the first multihomer game of his career in a victory Friday night — slid head-first into third, then …


Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 1
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