Esmerlyn Valdez's grand slam, two homers lead Pirates past Brewers 7-6 in first game of doubleheader

— Rookie phenom Esmerlyn Valdez hit two home runs, including a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, and drove in six runs to rally the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Jul 11, 2027, 03:10 pm - AP
MIL
PIT
123456789RHE
020030100691
20100040-771
C. Mlodzinski
win

C. Mlodzinski6-3

3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
A. Ashby
loss

A. Ashby12-2

1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
G. Soto
save

G. Soto12

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MILPIT
1stValdez singled to left, Mangum scored, Reynolds to second.01
1stReynolds scored on error, Gonzales safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Ortiz, Valdez safe at third on error.02
2ndBauers homered to right (375 feet), Contreras scored.22
3rdValdez homered to center (421 feet).23
5thPratt doubled to center, Lara scored.33
5thFrelick homered to right (380 feet), Pratt scored.53
7thContreras singled to left, Mitchell scored.63
7thValdez homered to right (380 feet), Davis scored, Mangum scored and Lowe scored.67

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Milwaukee BrewersBrewersMIL
(59-35)
(59-35, 30-17 Away)
(59-35)
Brandon Sproat
(3-6, 5.05)
o8
-115
-103
o8.5
-110
-1.5
+161
Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
(48-47)
(48-47, 25-24 Home)
(48-47)
Braxton Ashcraft
(10-4, 4.05)
-118
ML
-117
u8.5
-109
+1.5
-196
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