Willy Adames joins 30-20 club in Brewers’ 7-2 win over Pirates
By Wes Crosby
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Willy Adames secured his first 30-20 season in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 7-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Adames stole second after an infield single, his first of two hits, with one out in the second inning. It was the 20th stolen base for the seven-year veteran to go along with 32 home runs. He and 20-year-old rookie Jackson Chourio (21 homers, 21 stolen bases) are the first Brewers teammates to go 20-20 in the same season.
“It’s a special season,” said Adames, who is fourth in the majors with 111 RBIs. “This is a special moment for me and my family, especially at this point in my career. I think it’s just all the work that we’ve done is paying off right now. It makes me feel happy that after all that work we’ve done, you’re able to see the numbers. Obviously, winning too. I feel like that makes it even more special when you’re winning.”
Hoby Milner (5-1) pitched a perfect fifth inning for the win in relief of Tobias Myers, who allowed two runs and six hits in the first four.
The Brewers, at 90-67, have 90 wins in consecutive seasons for the second time in their history, previously doing so in 1978 and 1979.
Adames was the first of four straight batters to reach against Bailey Falter (8-9) with one out in a three-run second. Rhys Hoskins walked after Adames’ single and ahead of an RBI double from Sal Frelick. Joey Ortiz then dribbled a two-run single past a diving Nick Yorke at second base.
Pittsburgh answered with two runs in the bottom half. Jared Triolo hit an RBI single; Bryan De La Cruz scored on Yorke’s sacrifice fly.





