Pirates Sweep Doubleheader: 7-6 and 3-2 Wins Over the Brewers

Two one-run wins, one long day at PNC

July 11, 2026 – Pittsburgh – Friday's rain pushed Milwaukee and Pittsburgh into a Saturday doubleheader, and the Pirates treated both games like they couldn't afford to waste the chance.

The Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park — 7-6 in the opener, 3-2 in the nightcap — per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports. Two games, two one-run margins, zero room for error.

Grind-it-out baseball, twice

The opener had Milwaukee pushing all day. Pittsburgh held on 7-6. The nightcap was tighter still — 3-2, the kind of score where every pitch in the seventh feels like a season.

That's doubleheader baseball at its most exhausting: win the first, then do it again before the buses leave. The Brewers scored in both games. They just couldn't finish either comeback.

Pitching kept Milwaukee to eight across seven hours

Pirates arms allowed eight total runs on the day — not dominant on paper, but good enough when the offense keeps answering. Milwaukee had chances in both games. Pittsburgh had closers who didn't blink.

No single hero line jumps off the page here. That's the point. This was a team sweep built on small edges, not one monster inning.

Eighteen team FP for a day at the office

AthX Engine graded Pittsburgh at 18 team FP for the twin bill — second on the Saturday card, behind only Arizona's 19. Doubleheaders stack value fast when you win both ends, even without a single 10-run frame.

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One more against Milwaukee

The Pirates and Brewers closed their series Sunday in Pittsburgh. Saturday, though, was the makeup day that mattered — two wins, two tight scores, and a sweep that set up everything that followed.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, CBS Sports/AP recap, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*