Bucs Dugout · Jul 1, 2022
Bucs use long ball to beat Brewers
The Pittsburgh Pirates used power from two expected sources – and a completely unexpected one — to claim an 8-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night at PNC Park.
Light-hitting Michael Perez became the first Pirates catcher in the history of the franchise to hit three home runs in a game, and rookies Oneil Cruz and Jack Suwinski also went deep to help make a winner of Pirates starter JT Brubaker.
It was the second time in two days and the third time in 11 days that a Pirate had hit three homers in a game, as Bryan Reynolds did it Wednesday and Suwinski did it June 19.
Cruz’s homer was his second of the year while the surprising Suwinski upped his home run total to 13 on the season.