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Brewers break through vs. Pirates, hang on for 3-2 win

Brewers break through vs. Pirates, hang on for 3-2 win

William Contreras went 3-for-4 and Sal Frelick went 2-for-4 for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who held on to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday. Milwaukee, which lost the first two games of the four-game series, is 5-2 in its past seven. In the top of the third, Pirates manager Derek Shelton made a pitching change, bringing in Luis L. Ortiz after opener Josh Fleming walked Brice Turang to put runners on first and second with one out.