Pittsburgh made two errors and allowed three runs to score on one wild pitch while dropping a 13-6 game Sunday to the Milwaukee Brewers. Christian Yelich went two-for-three, hit his 32nd home run and knocked in three for Milwaukee. Travis Shaw and Mike Moustakas also had homers. The Brewers scored five times in the sixth inning, even though only one ball left the infield. Starting Pitcher Wade Miley only survived 4 innings, giving up 3 earned runs of 4 hits. He did say however that they will take wins however they come.
Corey Knebel earned his third victory by striking out the side in the fifth. The Brewers benefited from nine walks to go with their 12 hits. Manager Craig Counsell is very appy with the series win.
The victory keeps Milwaukee two-and-a-half games behind the Cubs in the National Central Division race. A starting pitcher hasn’t been named for Monday’s game in St. Louis.
NL Central Division
Chicago Cubs 6, Chicago White Sox 1
St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 2
Miami Marlins 6, Cincinnati Reds 0
NL Central Standings NL Wild Card Race
Chicago Cubs – Milwaukee Brewers +2.0
Milwaukee Brewers -2.5 St. Louis Cardinals —
St. Louis Cardinals -4.5 Colorado Rockies -1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates -12.5
Cincinnati Reds -26.0
