MILWAUKEE — Loud, powerful strikes do not happen often against Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, as the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner takes immense pride in keeping opposing bats quiet. That much was evident when Burnes had an MLB-best 2.43 ERA in 28 starts last year and allowed a grand total of seven home runs.
It’s also why what happened to the Pirates on Tuesday probably hurts even more than it normally would. They had a couple of good swings against Burnes … yet still left American Family Field with nothing to show for their effort but more frustration and another loss.
Aside from two solo homers, Burnes silenced the Pirates and Milwaukee did enough damage early against JT Brubaker en route to a 5-2 victory, the second one in as many days here.
