Gary Sánchez pinch hits for 2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split on Thursday.
Sánchez drove an 0-2 sinker at 101.9 mph from Aroldis Chapman (0-2) 371 feet to right with two outs, putting the Brewers ahead 6-5. Two of his three home runs came this series, including on Tuesday when he produced Milwaukee’s lone run in a 2-1 loss.
“He’s the same Chapman from when I knew him at the Yankees,” said Sánchez, a batterymate of Chapman’s with the Yankees from 2016-21. “It’s not easy.”
The Brewers have won six of eight after taking the final two of the four-game series. The Pirates have lost eight of 10 after an 11-5 start.
Oliver Dunn tacked on a seventh run with a single to right off Roansy Contreras in the ninth before Trevor Megill retired the side in order in the bottom half for his first save in the majors.
Related articles
Robinhood Markets receives SEC notice for alleged securities violations at crypto unit
Robinhood Markets Inc. has received a notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission about alleg2024-05-07Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens should never have been police officer
Sarah Everard. Photo: AFP PHOTO / METROPOLITAN POLICE2024-05-07Threat of Iranian attack on Israel is 'real and credible', says White House
The Iranian national flag flies at half-mast at the embassy building a day after an air strike hit a2024-05-07Ellie Leach breaks down in tears over her cheating ex
Ellie Leach broke down in tears as she opened up to her mother about being cheated on by her boyfrie2024-05-07Planters nuts recalled across America over potentially fatal contamination
Two Planters nuts products have been recalled after the maker warned they may have been contaminated2024-05-07Diego Simeone is involved in feisty touchline bust
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone had a coming together with Borussia Dortmund chief Sebastian Kehl2024-05-07
atest comment