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Pirates Hang on to Beat Brewers Again; Horwitz Has Clutch Swing
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Spencer Horwitz 's three-run double helped lift the Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Brewers at American Family Field on Monday night.
Scoring Plays
Top 3rd, 3-0 PIT:With the bases loaded and two outs, Spencer Horwitz ripped a bases-clearing double down the right field line against Brandon Sproat (3-7).
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Top 4th, 4-0 PIT:Endy Rodríguez singled to open the inning and advanced to third on back-to-back wild pitches from Sproat, which prompted a pitching change. With runners on the corners and one out against Garrett Stallings, Jake Mangum tacked on another run for the Pirates (57-57) on a bunt single.
Bottom 5th, 4-1 PIT:The Brewers (69-43) didn't get their first hits off Bubba Chandler (4-8) until the fifth inning, but Joey Ortiz 's RBI single got them on the board.
Bottom 6th, 4-3 PIT: Milwaukee got within one when Andrew Vaughn broke his bat for an RBI single to right field. Esmerlyn Valdez fired to third base, but the ball hopped past Nick Gonzales , allowing Jake Bauers to score from first base.
Key Moments
The Brewers had the bases loaded with two outs after Gregory Soto relieved Bubba Chandler in the sixth, but pinch-hitter Cooper Pratt struck out to end the inning. In the seventh, the Brewers had two on with one out, but Soto struck out Christian Yelich and William Contreras to keep the Pirates' one-run lead intact.
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Player of the Game
Spencer Horwitz's first hit since coming off the injured list was a big one. His three RBI matched a season-high.
Stat to Know
This was the Pirates' 28th win of the season, eclipsing their total from 2025 (27-54). At 28-29, Pittsburgh is looking for a winning road record for only the third time this century — 2013 (44-37) and 2015 (45-36).
Notable Performances
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Bubba Chandler: 5.2 innings, four hits, three runs (two earned), four walks, five strikeouts, 96 pitches/57 strikes
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Endy Rodríguez: 3 for 4, one run
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Spencer Horwitz: 1 for 4, one double, three RBI
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Bryan Reynolds : 2 for 5, one run
Noteworthy
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Mason Montgomery converted his third save of the season. Montgomery, Gregory Soto and Camilo Doval combined for 3.1-scoreless innings of relief.
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The Pirates improved to 6-1 against the Brewers this season. Monday's win marked the first time since 2022 Pittsburgh has won four straight games against Milwaukee.
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The Pirates acquired RHP Luke Weaver and cash considerations from the Mets for INF prospect Sammy Stafura.
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In addition to Weaver, the Pirates also acquired RHP Kirby Yates from the Angels and RHP Lake Bachar from the Marlins.
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Pittsburgh traded RHP Hunter Stratton to the Padres for RHP Andrew Moore.
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The Pirates placed RHP Mitch Keller on the 60-day IL with a right arm teres major muscle injury and recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Triple-A Indianapolis. RHP Ron Marinaccio was designated for assignment.
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Esmerlyn Valdez was named the National League Rookie of the Month for July.
Up Next
The series continues on Tuesday night with RHP Jared Jones (2-2, 3.81 ERA) getting the ball for Pittsburgh. RHP Logan Henderson (5-1, 2.66 ERA) starts for the Brewers. First pitch: 7:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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