PITTSBURGH \u2014 Oneil Cruz hit a pair of home runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates walked-off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Abner Uribe\u2019s wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th on Friday night at PNC Park.<\/p>\n
How We Got There<\/p>\n
Oneil Cruz hit his first home run in nearly a month. His 442-foot rocker to center field off Brewers starter Freddy Peralta in the third put the Pirates ahead 1-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Things we love to see = Cruz Missiles \ud83d\udca3 pic.twitter.com\/6vBzOVDD4f<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n With the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, the Pirates (18-34) pushed across their second run on a Bryan Reynolds walk.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Brewers (26-26) finally struck against Skenes in the sixth inning when Rhys Hoskins singled home Jackson Chourio with two outs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Skenes\u2019 night was done after the sixth inning. The right-hander allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Brewers rallied to take the lead off reliever Tanner Rainey in the top of the seventh. Brice Turang and Churio each recorded RBI singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Pirates evened the score when Reynolds followed Andrew McCutchen\u2019s double with an RBI single in the seventh.\u00a0<\/p>\n With one out in the ninth, David Bednar left a 3-2 fastball over the middle of the plate, and Contreras whacked it into the bullpens in center.<\/p>\n But Cruz got the run right back for the Pirates by mashing his second homer of the game into the right field stands.<\/p>\n He does it AGAIN \ud83d\ude4c pic.twitter.com\/TWIUQxSmcW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Brewers automatic runner Caleb Durbin stole third base and scored on Isaac Collins\u2019 chopper through the left side of the infield in the 10th to put the Brewers ahead by a run.<\/p>\n Alexander Canario tied things up at 5-all with an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th, setting up the walk-off wild pitch.<\/p>\n Adam Fraizer scored the winning run in the 10th.<\/p>\n Key Moment<\/p>\n The game-winner came after Canario was called out at home on Isiah Kiner-Falefa\u2019s opposite-field base hit.<\/p>\n The @Pirates<\/a> raise the Jolly Roger! \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f #Walkoff<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tcD8GFpkd8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) May 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Star of the Game<\/p>\n Oneil Cruz recorded his first multi-homer game of his career. The combined distance of his two long balls measured 869 feet.<\/p>\n Notable Performances<\/p>\n Paul Skenes: 6.0 innings, four hits, one run, two walks, eight strikeouts, 101 pitches\/63 strikes Stat to Know<\/p>\n Despite posting a 2.32 ERA over his last five starts, Skenes<\/a> has an 0-3 record. This is the first time the Pirates won a game Skenes started since Apr. 25 against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n Noteworthy<\/p>\n Oneil Cruz\u2019s solo home run was his first since Apr. 26 against the Dodgers. His latest blast had an exit velocity of 117.9 mph, the hardest-hit homer of his career (h\/t Alex Stumpf of MLB.com<\/a>). Up Next<\/p>\n RHP Mitch Keller (1-6, 3.88 ERA) will start for Pittsburgh on Saturday. Former Pirate RHP Quinn Priester (1-2, 4.66 ERA) will be on the mound for the Brewers. First pitch: 4:05 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\nOneil Cruz: 2 for 5, two home runs, two RBI, two runs
\nAndrew McCutchen: 2 for 3, one double, one run, two walks
\nBryan Reynolds 1 for 4, two RBI, one walk
\nAdam Frazier: 3 for 3, two walks, one run
\nIsiah Kiner-Falefa: 3 for 5, one run<\/p>\n
\nIsiah Kiner-Falefa extended his hitting streak to six games with a three-hit performance.
\nAdam Frazier had his first three-hit game of the season and first since going 3 for 4 against the Twins last season.<\/p>\n