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Brewers roast Duke, Pirates

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MILWAUKEE (AP) – Bill Hall hit two two-run homers and Carlos Lee had one as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-8 on Monday night. The Brewers had 15 hits, one shy of their season high, and one more than the Pirates.

Doug Davis (6-6) allowed six runs and 10 hits in six innings as the Brewers won for just the fourth time in the last 13 games. The Pirates fell to 2-17 on the road against left-handers and 6-28 overall.

Zach Duke (7-9) had won his first two starts since the All-Star break, but failed to get out of the third inning against the Brewers.

In the third, Brady Clark singled, advanced on Davis’ sacrifice and scored on second baseman Jose Castillo’s fielding error. Victor Santos relieved Duke and the Brewers added another run on shortstop Jack Wilson’s fielding error before Lee’s two-run homer, his 28th of the season, made it 10-2.

Duke allowed eight runs – six earned – and eight hits in 2 1-3 innings. He walked one and struck out two in his shortest outing of this season.

Jason Bay’s 23rd home run gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead in the first, but the Brewers sent nine men to the plate in the bottom of the inning and regained the lead 4-2.

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