Misiorowski tosses 5 shutout innings as Brewers top Pirates 5-1 to move to brink of NL Central title
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Lake Bachar took the mound for the first game of his MLB career. Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in five shutout innings to help the Brewers secure a 5-1 victory over the Pirates. Misiorowski, who has a major league-best ERA of 1.89, lowered his season strikeout total to 243. Joey Ortiz and Luis Lara each contributed two runs for the Brewers.
Pittsburgh's Brandon Lowe hit his 30th homer of the season, tying the team's 1999 record. The series continues on Wednesday, with Milwaukee's Logan Henderson set to start against Pittsburgh's Jared Jones.
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