Jackson Chourio’s power surge and Logan Henderson’s dominant start propelled the Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates in a historic win.
The Milwaukee Brewers looked much, much better in their 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Logan Henderson was dialed in, and newly acquired reliever Antonio Senzatela looked great in his team debut.
Abner Uribe was once again locked in, and Trevor Megill picked up his 19th save of the year as Milwaukee recorded its 70th win this season.
Now 70-43, the Brewers officially reached 70 wins faster than they ever have before. It only took them 113 games, and somehow, this team continues to outperform last year's squad, something that didn't seem possible coming into the year.
Jackson Chourio provided a much needed spark to this offense
The Brewers' 22-year-old sensation had himself a massive night, and it's one both he and the team desperately needed.
After dropping a brutal series opener and being shut out the night prior, Chourio went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. The Venezuelan native hit his 14th homer of the year, and it's one that helped his team tie this game, 1-1, in the third inning.
Milwaukee immediately answered after Henderson gave up a solo shot of his own in the top half of the inning. Thankfully for the Brewers, Chourio responded, and that wasn't all he would do on this historic night.
Just one inning later, Andrew Vaughn, someone who wasn't even supposed to be in the lineup, hit a 417-foot home run. Milwaukee plated two in the fourth as Chourio made the most of his next opportunity, driving in rookie Cooper Pratt on a single to center field.
Henderson looked unstoppable
Henderson, 24, issued a four-pitch walk to get things started. Things could've gotten out of hand rather quickly, but the Texas native settled in and put forward a stellar performance.
The Brewers got six innings out of him for just the second time this season, something they desperately needed in the midst of a 17-game stretch in 17 days.
Henderson struck out eight Pirates, a number he has reached two other times this season. His high this year is nine, so he was within striking distance, but ultimately manager Pat Murphy decided to pull him through six, even though he was only at 83 pitches.
The aforementioned Senzatela got the Pirates to ground out as he picked up his fifth save of the year and immediately became a contributor to the Brewers' historic 70th win. Milwaukee is now 37-21 at home this season, but their work is far from over as two more games against this Pirates squad await them in the next two days.
