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PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras screamed into his glove before flipping it up in the air out of frustration. The scowl on Johan Oviedo’s face as he walked slowly toward the Pirates dugout said plenty. Tucupita Marcano picked his bat up over his head and thought for a second about slamming…

MILWAUKEE — There’s a reason they call this place the House of Horrors. A bunch of them, really. Milwaukee entered Saturday’s game 123-63 all time against the Pirates at American Family Field, including a mark 24-8 since 2019.

MILWAUKEE — Whenever the Pirates inevitably review what went right or wrong during Friday’s series opener in Milwaukee, here’s guessing starter Rich Hill won’t need more than a millisecond to figure out the problem.