PITTSBURGH — Somewhere between impossible and a suggestion to seek medical help rests what transpired Thursday during the Pirates’ 8-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park.
A season-high five home runs, bringing to nine Pittsburgh’s total over the past two games, something the Pirates had not done since June 26-27, 2019.
Much crazier than ... well, pretty much anything was this: Three of them came off the suddenly red-hot bat of backup catcher Michael Perez, who entered this one hitting just .146 with a .386 OPS in June.