Skenes hit hard early in Pirates’ defeat to the Brewers
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MILWAUKEE -- Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 on Tuesday night for their 11th consecutive victory.
Christian Yelich, Andrew Vaughn and Caleb Durbin also went deep as major league-leading Milwaukee improved to 27-5 in its last 32 games.
Freddy Peralta (14-5) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in his second straight win for Milwaukee.
The Brewers' 11-game winning streak is their second of the season and the second-longest in franchise history.
Skenes (7-9) permitted four runs and six hits in four innings. The ace right-hander struck out four and walked two.
It was Skenes' first loss since July 11. He allowed a total of four runs in his previous four starts.
Frelick hit a leadoff drive in the first for his ninth homer. Turang added a solo shot in the fourth for his 12th homer, lifting the Brewers to a 3-0 lead.
The Pirates lost center fielder Oneil Cruz in the fourth inning when he collided with left fielder Jack Suwinski as they were both tracking a flyball hit by Joey Ortiz. Pittsburgh announced that Cruz was being evaluated for a head injury and no further information was released.
On deck
Today: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Pitchers: Pirates RHP Mitch Keller (5-10) vs. Brewers RHP Brandon Woodruff (4-0)
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh