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08/06 15:49 CDT Dustin May wins Milwaukee debut, Chourio and Snchez homer as
Brewers beat Pirates 5-2
Dustin May wins Milwaukee debut, Chourio and Snchez homer as Brewers beat
Pirates 5-2
By RICH ROVITO
Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Dustin May won his Milwaukee debut and Jackson Chourio and
Gary Snchez hit home runs as the Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2
on Thursday afternoon.
After losing the opener, the Brewers (72-43) won the final three games in the
series.
May (6-7), acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade deadline deal on
Monday, turned in a quality start, giving up two runs and three hits in six
innings. He walked three and struck out five in the 97-pitch outing.
The Brewers jumped out early on Chourio's 15th homer of the season, a solo shot
off Braxton Ashcraft (11-5) with one out in the first.
The Brewers extended the lead to 2-0 in third when David Hamilton walked, stole
second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Cooper Pratt's sacrifice
fly.
Brandon Lowe's lead-off homer in the fourth, the first hit surrendered by May,
put the Pirates on the board. Spencer Horwitz's run-scoring single later in the
inning tied it.
Milwaukee regained the lead in the fifth. Snchez hit a solo homer and Brice
Turang had a run-scoring single following a double from Pratt.
The Brewers extended the lead to 5-2 in the sixth when Garrett Mitchell snapped
a 0-for-18 streak with a leadoff double and scored on Andrew Vaughn's single.
DL Hall, Aaron Ashby and Chad Patrick, who notched his fifth save, combined to
pitch three scoreless innings to close it out.
Up next
Pirates: Pittsburgh has yet name to a starter for Friday's game against the New
York Mets, who will send LHP Zac Thornton (2-2, 2.88 ERA) to the mound.
Brewers: LHP Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.48) is scheduled to take the mound as
Milwaukee begins a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins, who haven't
announced a starter.
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