Late Rally Squandered As Brewers Top Pirates In Extras

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Lorenzo Cain delivered a go-ahead RBI single off Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vazquez in the top of the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers recovered after blowing a five-run lead in the ninth to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Friday night and snap a three-game losing streak. Pittsburgh trailed 6-1 going into the ninth, but rallied to tie it. Starling Marte’s sacrifice fly scored Melky Cabrera and got Pittsburgh going. All-Star first baseman Josh Bell followed two batters later with a three-run shot to the right-field seats off Delios Guerra to get Pittsburgh within one. Milwaukee reliever Junior Guerra came on in an attempt to get the final out. His first pitch to Jung Ho Kang ended up in the left-field bleachers to tie the game. The Brewers, however, bounced back against Vazquez (2-1). Orlando Arcia singled with one out, moved to third on Manny Pina’s single and scored when Cain’s sharp grounder got through the hole between first and second base. Junior Guerra (3-1) picked up the win after blowing the save when he struck out pinch-hitter Joe Musgrove – a starting pitcher by trade – with two on in the bottom of the 10th as Milwaukee moved a half-game in front of the idle Chicago Cubs for first in the NL Central. Bell, who will compete in the Home Run Derby on Monday night in Cleveland, now has 27 home runs on the season and five in his last five games. Adam Frazier finished with three hits and is batting .619 (13 of 21) over his last five games.  Brault exited after walking Arcia leading off the fifth with discomfort in his left (throwing) shoulder. Brault, coming off a June in which he posted a 2.52 ERA after injuries forced him to join Pittsburgh’s starting rotation full-time, allowed one run on two hits with two walks and four strikeouts.