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Game Wrap - Milwaukee 9-3 Victors Over Pirates

Joey Ortiz swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 4 runs as his Brewers defeated Pittsburgh 9-3 at American Family Field.

Milwaukee won as a -200 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 7.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Freddy Peralta earned the victory for the Brewers, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 0, and allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Joey Ortiz in the win.

Pittsburgh got a 4-inning outing from Andrew Heaney in the loss. He gave up 7 earned runs, 3 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while Bryan Reynolds had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.

The battle of the bats favored Milwaukee as they had 11 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 8.