Brewers lead Pirates 4-2 as late rally falls short in August matchup

The Pirates faced the Brewers on August 4, 2026, suffering a 4-2 defeat despite a competitive game at American Family Field. Jacob Gonzalez opened the scoring with a solo home run, but the Brewers quickly tied it and took the lead with homers from Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn. Endy Rodríguez's home run in the fifth pulled the Pirates within one run, but they could not capitalize in the eighth with two strikeouts. Jared Jones struggled in his first start of August, allowing three runs in four innings. The Pirates activated three pitchers before the game while their manager, Don Kelly, was ejected in the fourth inning for his sixth ejection this season. Paul Skenes is set to start for the Pirates in the series finale against Kyle Harrison of the Brewers on August 5.

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