Overview
- William Contreras drove in four runs and Christian Yelich added three RBIs as the Brewers scored 12 runs to complete the sweep in Wednesday’s win.
- Brandon Woodruff returned from injury with four scoreless innings while Pirates starter Mitch Keller surrendered eight runs over four frames.
- Milwaukee has led all of MLB this month in home runs, on-base percentage and slugging, batting .323 in August to power its second double-digit streak in team history.
- The victory pushed the Brewers to a major-league best 75-44 record and widened their NL Central lead as Pittsburgh dropped its fifth straight game to fall to 51-71.
- George Webb confirmed that free burgers will be offered to fans after the streak hit 12, matching a club milestone last reached in 1987.