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Rivero, Moroff debut for Pirates vs. Brewers
- Updated: July 31, 2016
MILWAUKEE — The Pirates welcomed two new faces into their clubhouse on Sunday morning and debuted both in the eighth inning of their 4-2 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park.
Newly acquired reliever Felipe Rivero made his first appearance for his new team, throwing a scoreless frame while striking out two and giving up a hit and a walk. Infielder Max Moroff, recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis, struck out as a pinch-hitter in his Major League debut.
Rivero, half of the Pirates’ return from the Nationals for closer Mark Melancon, flew into Milwaukee early Sunday and reported to the visitor’s clubhouse at Miller Park.
Typically expected to pitch with a lead in the seventh inning in front of Neftali Feliz and new closer Tony Watson, Rivero trotted to the mound with the Pirates down two in the eighth.
Rivero struck out Scooter Gennett with an 84-mph slider, before giving up a single to Martin Maldonado and striking out Kirk Nieuwenhuis with another slider — an unusual sequence for a self-described fastball-changeup reliever.
Rivero walked Keon Broxton but got pinch-hitter Jonathan Lucroy to pop out to shallow right field to end a 30-pitch inning.
“It’s power, and there’s some spin to it. He might have been a little over-amped,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “Pitch efficiency was a little rusty. … He got the first …
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