Recap: Pittsburgh vs. Milwaukee

By Sports Network

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Dave Bush went 6 2/3 innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park.

Bush (9-9) gave up just one run, a solo home run, on six hits with a pair of walks and strikeouts each. Ryan Braun provided all the offense with a three- run home run for the Brewers, who have won six of their last seven.

Milwaukee holds a four-game lead over St. Louis for the NL Wild Card spot. The Cardinals are currently playing the Astros.

Tom Gorzelanny (6-9) was tagged for three runs on four hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts in seven innings of work for the Pirates, who have dropped a season-high eight straight games. Nate McLouth's solo home run was the lone score for Pittsburgh.

Gorzelanny was shaky early on and the Brewers made him pay for it. Rickie Weeks started the game with a single and J.J. Hardy followed with a walk. Braun then drove a 2-1 pitch to the opposite field and it just cleared the right field fence for a 3-0 lead.

Pittsburgh got a pair of men on base in the second with two outs, but Jack Wilson grounded out to end the frame.

Pittsburgh had men on first and third with one out in the fourth and a sacrifice bunt from Gorzelanny advanced the runner on first. But Nyjer Morgan popped out to the infield to kill the threat.

McLouth got the Pirates on the board in the fifth when he led the frame off with a homer to dead center, making it a 3-1 contest.

Gorzelanny, meanwhile, settled down after his first-inning trouble and after giving up a one-out single in the second, retired the next 14 batters in a row before giving up a leadoff walk in the seventh.

Brian Shouse took over for Bush with two away in the seventh and got the final out. Shouse retired the first Pirate in the eighth and gave up a single, then was removed for Eric Gagne, who retired the next two Pittsburgh batters.

Salomon Torres worked a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his 26th save of the season.