It started out shaky in the first inning. The Pirates would see two men reach second base with less than two outs and they could not score either of them. After that Nyjer Morgan hit a solo home run for his first RBI of the season, which just seemed all too typical. It felt like a normal trip to Milwaukee after that first inning. However, things got better in a hurry in the third.
The Pirates used back to back triples from Josh Harrison and Andrew McCutchen to tie the game, then Neil Walker drove in the go ahead run. After that, Matt Hague and Rod Barajas singled to bring in another run. Jordy Mercer then drew a walk and pitcher Kevin Correia grounded out to set up Jose Tabata with the bases loaded and two outs. Tabata hit a line drive right at Nyjer Morgan, who misplayed the ball and saw it sail over his head, scoring three more runs and the Pirates had a 6-1 lead.
That would be more than Correia and company would need. The “road warrior” Correia went 5.2 innings and allowed just two runs (both on solo home runs) in a winning effort. He got his first winning decision since April 15, his second start of the year. Doug Slaten, Jared Hughes, Brad Lincoln, Tony Watson, and Juan Cruz pitched 3.1 scoreless innings to get the Bucs over .500 for just the second time this year.