Jackson Heiden

Good news and bad news. Good news: It’s officially the All-Star Break. Bad news: The Brewers pitching staff gave up 14 runs today. In recent history, the Brewers and the Pirates have played in the final series before the All-Star break, and it has never fared well for the team in blue and yellow. That trend continued in today’s series finale as the Brewers fell to the Pirates 14-5.

For the first time since the first half of Tuesday’s doubleheader, the Brewers took the first lead of the game early on and never looked back. Backed by Logan Henderson’s stellar first start since May 22, Jake Bauers had the decisive three-run home run in the top of the third inning to carry the Crew to an 8-4 win. In a rare five-game series, the Brewers went into Busch Stadium and showcased a little bit of everything from comebacks to dominant pitching.