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MILWAUKEE (AP) — After giving up the go-ahead runs in the top of the 15th http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-gattis-jersey , Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jordan Lyles took advantage of a chance to redeem himself in the bottom of the inning.Left in the game to bat and with his team trailing by two runs, Lyles drew a two-out walk off Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Clay Holmes to load the bases and set the stage for dramatic rally as Milwaukee eked out a 7-6 victory.“He did a good job standing there,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said of Lyles. “That was his job. I just said, ‘Don’t swing.'”Lyles said he knew Holmes was struggling to spot his pitches.“I was going to give him the first strike and then (Counsell) was going to let me know if we were going to continue to take. A couple close pitches in there, but I had the take sign, so I wasn’t swinging.”After the walk to Lyles, Erik Kratz tied the game with a two-run single off Holmes (1-3). Orlando Arcia followed with a walk-off single and was mobbed on the field by his teammates as he put an end to the 5-hour, 36-minute contest.“After he walked the pitcher, I knew the pressure was on (Holmes), it wasn’t on me,” Arcia said through team translator Carlos Brizuela. “I just looked for a good pitch to put in play.”The Pirates had taken a 6-4 lead in the top of the 15th. Francisco Cervelli’s bloop single with two outs drove in the go-ahead run. A second run scored after Brewers second baseman Jonathan Schoop booted the ball as Cervelli’s hit fell softly into short right field.In the Brewers’ half of the inning, Jesus Aguilar drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. After Hernan Perez walked, Ryan Braun struck out. Lyles then walked, bringing Kratz to the plate.Lyles (3-4), the ninth Milwaukee pitcher, got the win.The Pirates tied the score in the ninth on Starling Marte’s two-out, run-scoring single off Jeremy Jeffress Carlos Correa Jersey , who blew his fifth save of the season on a day when the Brewers sent struggling former All-Star closer Corey Knebel to the minors.The Brewers grabbed the lead in the first when Christian Yelich hit a towering two-run home run off Pittsburgh starter Joe Musgrove that caromed off the center-field scoreboard.Mike Moustakas’s two-out, two-run homer into the second deck in right field extended the lead to 4-0 in the first.The Pirates cut the lead in half in the second on Adam Frazier’s broken-bat, two-run single off Wade Miley.Pittsburgh pulled within a run in the sixth on Gregory Polanco’s sacrifice fly off reliever Josh Hader.Steven Brault pitched four hitless innings of relief for the Pirates.The Brewers halted a five-game losing streak to Pittsburgh.“It’s not the way you want to finish, for sure,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.KNEBEL DEMOTEDThe Brewers demoted ex-closer and 2017 All-Star Knebel to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Friday to work on his mechanics. The right-hander has a 7.24 ERA since the All-Star break that has raised his season ERA to 5.08. In his last seven appearances, Knebel is 0-2 with an 11.37 ERA.“It’s not easy and we don’t have a lot of time left to make adjustments,” Counsell said. “But we thought the best chance for us to get Corey throwing the ball well again is to give him this break, give him some time to work.”NO DEALGeneral manager David Stearns declined to comment on reports that the Brewers had claimed Cincinnati Reds pitcher Matt Harvey on revocable waivers but failed to come to terms on a trade. “There are a lot of players being put on waivers. We’ve certainly claimed some,” Stearns said.FIRST HITPirates second baseman Kevin Newman got his first major league hit, a double to left in the second.GOOD TO BADYelich’s night started out well. His first-inning homer, his 22nd of the season, set a career single-season best and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Then it got ugly as he grounded into three double plays and struck out twice while going hitless in his final six at-bats.TRAINER’S ROOMPirates: Reinstated INF/OF Sean Rodriguez (strained left abdominal muscle) from the 10-day disabled list. He pinch-hit in the 11th. … 2B Josh Harrison (strained left hamstring) didn’t start for the fourth consecutive game but entered the game in the ninth. … SS Jordy Mercer (strained left calf) remained out of the lineup.Brewers: Reinstated RHP Joakim Soria (right adductor strain) and RHP Zach Davies (rotator cuff inflammation and back stiffness) from the 10-day DL. Optioned Davies to Class-A Wisconsin. … INF/OF Nick Franklin has begun a rehab assignment with the Rookie Arizona Brewers. Franklin is on the 60-day DL (right quad strain). … OF Lorenzo Cain remained in the game after being hit in the left shoulder by an Edgar Santana fastball in the seventh.UP NEXTPirates: Jameson Taillon (9-9, 3.58 ERA) is 2-4 with a 3.42 ERA in nine career starts against Milwaukee, including 1-1 in three starts this season.Brewers: Jhoulys Chacin (13-4) will make his team-leading 28th start. He is 0-1 with a 1.53 ERA in three starts against Pittsburgh this season. NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres came through for the Yankees on a day they welcomed newcomers Andrew McCutchen and Adeiny Hechavarria to the Bronx and got slugging catcher Gary Sanchez back from the disabled list.Torres hit a two-run homer and Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven strong innings for his first win since July, as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 Saturday.The Yankees got only two hits, but won for the 11th time in 15 games. New York has the second-best record in the majors, behind AL East-leading Boston.Torres hit his 22nd homer of the season and third since the start of the Yankees’ homestand on Monday Dallas Keuchel Jersey , a stretch over which he’s batting .526 with eight RBIs.“He’s impacted our club in a profound way on both sides of the ball all year,” manager Aaron Boone said about Torres, a Rookie of the Year candidate.Torres connected in the fifth off Daniel Norris (0-3) for the Yankees’ first hit.McCutchen went 0 for 3 and struck out twice in his Yankees debut. The former NL MVP batted leadoff and played right field, a day after being acquired from San Francisco.“I didn’t have the game I wanted to have personally, the first one, but we got the win and that’s what’s most important,” McCutchen said. “All around it was a good day and it’s a day I’m not going to forget for sure.”Sanchez, who missed nearly six weeks with a recurring groin injury, went 0 for 4.“I thought he caught great today,” Boone said. “I thought he looked pretty much on time at the plate, so I thought a really good first day for him even though he didn’t get any results at the plate.”Hechavarria, traded from Pittsburgh to New York late Friday night, arrived at the ballpark about two hours before first pitch and entered at shortstop to start the ninth.“When I got the news it was about 12:30 at night so I was not really waiting for anything like that so it was a big surprise for me,” Hechavarria said through a translator. “I’ve got to thank God I’m here with a great team with a well-known history.”Tanaka (10-5) gave up one run and seven hits for his first victory since July 31. He was 0-3 with a 4.40 ERA in five August starts.“Just to be able to come up with the win today, I think that’s a really good start,” Tanaka said through a translator.Tanaka joined Andy Pettitte as the only pitchers in Yankees’ history to reach double-digit wins in each of their first five seasons in the majors.Jonathan Holder pitched a scoreless eighth and Dellin Betances notched his second save in the ninth.Norris, reinstated from the disabled list and making his first big league appearance since April 29 http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-jeff-bagwell-jersey , was pulled later in the fifth with cramping in his left calf. He had been sidelined for most of the season with a strained left groin.“He’s coming off this groin thing, the surgery, so you have to get him out of there. He tried to stay,” said Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire. “The ball came out of hands, it’s just the calf was cramping.”Norris fanned seven, including six of the first 10 New York batters.The Tigers loaded the bases in the first and scored on a sacrifice fly by Victor Martinez.CALL-UPSBoth clubs made additional moves before the game with rosters expanding from 25 to 40.New York recalled RHP Luis Cessa and INF Tyler Wade from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and signed lefty reliever Stephen Tarpley to a major league contract. Wade appeared as a pinch-runner in the seventh, stole a base and remained in the game. OF Shane Robinson was designated for assignment.Detroit recalled RHP Sandy Baez from Double-A Erie.THAT’S A FIRSTBetances fanned Jeimer Candelario to start the ninth, becoming the first reliever in major league history to record at least 100 strikeouts in five consecutive seasons.“It means a lot, honestly,” Betances said about the feat. “From 2014 I’ve been able to stay healthy which is the key.”IT TAKES TWOSaturday’s game was New York’s third game with two or fewer hits this season, and their first win with less than three hits since May 27, 2017, versus Oakland.TRAINER’S ROOMYankees: SS Didi Gregorius (left heel contusion) sprinted on a treadmill, fielded grounders and took batting practice. GM Brian Cashman said that a more realistic return date for Gregorius could be Friday in Seattle as opposed to Monday at Oakland. … OF Clint Frazier (migraines) will be re-evaluated after finishing the remaining minor league games available to rehab in. … LHP Aroldis Chapman (left knee tendinitis) continues to receive treatment but there is still no timetable for his return.UP NEXTTigers: LHP Matthew Boyd (8-12, 4.22 ERA) will make his first career appearance at Yankee Stadium in Sunday’s series finale.Yankees: RHP Lance Lynn (8-9, 4.84 ERA) tries to get back on track after allowing 13 runs in 15 innings over his last three starts.