This game was billed as a matchup of aces, with two of the better pitchers in the National League taking the hill tonight as the Brewers’ Freddy Peralta started against the Pirates’ Paul Skenes. The Pittsburgh ace was indeed on point, but it was a struggle for Peralta, who showed the frustrating inability to put batters away that has plagued him regularly. Still, Milwaukee managed to keep the Pirates to two runs through the first eight innings, managed to get to Skenes, and did some damage against the Pittsburgh bullpen. But Milwaukee’s bullpen, in a rough spot after a series of taxing games, was unable to hold the lead and gave this one away late.
Brewers lose heartbreaker in extra innings
