MILWAUKEE — The Pirates saw a one-run lead dissolve Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers without allowing an earned run.
Most of their issues, at least the game-deciding ones, in a 6-1 defeat were defensive.
The first issue came in the fifth inning, with the Pirates up by a run. Left-hander Manny Banuelos was on the mound and had already given up a one-out walk. The next batter, Christian Yelich, grounded into what looked like an inning-ending double play. Shifted toward second base, third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes ranged to his left with plenty of time to step on second and double off Yelich. The only problem was Hayes forgot the ball and both runners reached safely. He said after the game that he rushed it trying to get to second to step on the bag and took his eye off the ball.
