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Big sixth inning lifts Pirates to 5-3 win over Brewers

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth, right after giving up three in the top of the inning, and the bullpen did the lifting the rest of the way to send the Buccos to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Oneil Cruz smacked a three-run dinger and some sloppy fielding by Milwaukee after an RBI single by Tyler Heineman sent him to third, where he then scored on a passed ball to round out the scoring for Pittsburgh.

Cruz’s three RBIs mean he leads all MLB rookies with 25 RBIs since June 20 (the day of his debut).