Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a row as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to rout the Milwaukee Brewers 14-5 and head into the All-Star break with a three-game sweep.

With the Pirates' bats doing the heavy lifting, ace Paul Skenes did his part with five innings of two-run ball against the Brewers, where he struck out seven as Pittsburgh finished off the sweep.

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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 in the first game of a doubleheader.

Esmerlyn Valdez hit his third home run of the day, and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 to sweep a doubleheader.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to wait before they begin their series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers at home, with weather stopping them. The Pirates announced a 10 minute rain delay to the beginning of their series opener vs.