{"id":259063,"date":"2026-08-04T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259063\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:14:24","slug":"milwaukee-brewers-falter-against-pittsburgh-pirates-wtaq-news-talk-97-5-fm-%c2%b7-1360-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259063\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Brewers falter against Pittsburgh Pirates | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM \u00b7 1360 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(LEARFIELD) \u2013 For the sixth time in seven meetings, the Pittsburgh Pirates have defeated the Brewers.<\/p>\n<p>Monday night\u2019s score was 4-3.<\/p>\n<p>A bases-clearing double by Spencer Horwitz in the third inning with Jake Mangum\u2019s bunt single in the fourth inning helping the Pirates jump out to a four-run edge.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee was held to six singles, three by infielder Joey Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz drove in a run for the Brewers in the fifth inning to make cut Pittsburgh\u2019s lead to 4-1 with Andrew Vaughn driving in 2 runs in the sixth with a single to make it 4-3.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Sproat took his seventh loss of the season. Sproat lasted only 3+ innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4.<\/p>\n<p>Brewers manager Pat Murphy talked about Sproat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil1.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil1.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murphy was asked if Sproat felt the pressure of the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil2.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil2.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sproat said that it was a tough day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil4.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil4.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And all he can do is keep plugging away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil5.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil5.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murphy said that the Pirates have played great against the Brewers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil3.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2499\/files\/2026\/08\/080426mil3.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s Bubba Chandler got the win. Chandler went 5 2\/3 innings, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks. He struck out 5.<\/p>\n<p>The Brewers try to even the\u00a0 behind Logan Henderson. Henderson is 5-1 with a 2.66 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>The Pirates will counter with Jared Jones who is 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019 game can be heard beginning with the pre-game show at 6:05 p.m. on 97.5 and 1360 WTAQ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(LEARFIELD) \u2013 For the sixth time in seven meetings, the Pittsburgh Pirates have defeated the Brewers. 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