The Pittsburgh Pirates looked awful on Tuesday night, but nothing can stop the Milwaukee Brewers right now. Not even ace Paul Skenes, who looked pedestrian on the mound.

Skenes lasted only four innings and allowed four runs as the Pirates were routed 14-0 at American Family Field for back-to-back losses to start the series.

How We Got There

For the second-straight game, the Brewers (75-44) hit a leadoff homer. Sal Frelick greeted Skenes (7-9) with a 375-foot home run to right field to open the floodgates.

Two innings later, William Contreras doubled home a run before Brice Turang hit his second homer in as many games in the fourth. Later in the inning, Frelick singled home a run to put Milwaukee ahead 4-0.

The Pirates’ bullpen combined to allow 10 across four innings. Yohan Ramírez allowed five runs (four earned) — two of which came on Christian Yelich’s two-run home run — in one inning of work. Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer off Ryan Borucki in the sixth.

The Brewers added two more runs when infielder Jared Triolo pitched the bottom of the eighth. It was his first-career pitching appearance.

The Pirates (51-70) have dropped four in a row and have been outscored 37-10 during that stretch. The Brewers extended their win streak to 11 games.

Key Moment

Sal Frelick’s homer ignited another big night for the Brewers. They look unstoppable right now.

Player of the Game

Several players had big nights at the plate, but Brewers starter Freddy Peralta (14-5) tossed six-shutout innings and struck out seven betters. He held the Pirates to three hits and walked one.

Stat to Know

This was only the third time in 48 career starts in which Paul Skenes allowed multiple home runs. He yielded three homers against the Chicago Cubs earlier this season and two home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers last year.

Notable Performances

Paul Skenes: 4.0 innings, six hits, four runs, two walks, four strikeouts, 93 pitches/60 strikes

Noteworthy

Oneil Cruz was pinch-hit for by Tommy Pham in the sixth inning and is being evaluated for a head injury. Earlier in the game, Cruz collided with left fielder Jack Suwinski while both were diving for a fly ball.
Pirates manager Don Kelly was ejected in the fifth inning by home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz for arguing balls and strikes.
The Pirates were outhit 15-4.

Up Next

The Pirates will look to avoid the sweep on Wednesday afternoon behind RHP Mitch Keller (5-10, 3.86 ERA). RHP Brandon Woodruff (4-0, 2.29 ERA) starts for the Brewers, who will be seeking their 12-straight win. First pitch: 2:10 p.m. ET.