Bucs fall short in see-saw battle with Brewers

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PITTSBURGH — After being dealt back-to-back walk-off losses, the Brewers bounced back Wednesday night with a 9-5 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.

Milwaukee lost three of its first four games coming out of the All-Star break, the last two in especially frustrating fashion — a passed ball on Sunday and a Little League homer on Tuesday. Neither team looked particularly crisp in the three-hour, 43-minute affair before a sold-out crowd of 36,717, but the Brewers put together a balanced offensive attack against Pirates starter Jeff Locke and four Pittsburgh relievers.

Will Middlebrooks was the only Brewers starter without a hit, and the lineup combined to work nine walks — including a run-scoring free pass by Chris Carter in the fourth inning. They stole five bases against catcher Francisco …

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