Brewers 6, Pirates 4 (13 innings)
PITTSBURGH -- Logan Schafer and Luis Sardinas, who entered the game earlier as reserves, hit consecutive run-scoring singles with two outs in the top of the 13th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
With the score tied at 4-4, pinch hitter Nevin Ashley struck out to begin the inning but reached first on a wild pitch by reliever Radhames Liz (1-4). Shortstop Jean Segura hit a one-out single and, after catcher Martin Maldanado struck out, Schafer and Sardinas delivered.
Schafer came into the game as the center field in the ninth inning as part of a double switch. Sardinas came on in the 10th inning as a defensive substitute at second base.
The Pirates (83-56) remained 4 1/2 games behind St. Louis in the National League Central as the Cardinals lost at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh's lead for the first NL wild card was sliced to 2 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs, who were rained out at Philadelphia.
The Brewers (62-78) won their seventh straight game against the Pirates and have beaten them nine times in their last 10 meetings.
Liz allowed three runs in two innings and became the first Pirates' reliever to lose since June 25, a span of 19 decisions.
Brewers right fielder Ryan Braun had two hits and two RBIs and first baseman Adam Lind added two hits. Left fielder Khris Davis hit a two-run homer in the first inning when Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead.
Left fielder Gregory Polanco and center fielder Andrew McCutchen both hit game-tying home runs for the Pirates. Catcher Francisco Cervelli had three hits and reached base five times and second baseman Josh Harrison and third baseman Jung Ho Kang added two hits each.
Both teams scored in the 12th inning with Polanco hitting a solo home run with one out, his eighth, in the bottom half to tie the game 4-4 and pin closer Francisco Rodriguez with just his second blown save of the season in 36 opportunities.
The Brewers went ahead 4-3 in the top of the inning on an RBI single by Braun, who is 18-for-42 (.429) in his last 10 games.
Rodriguez (1-3) got credit for the win and right-hander Kyle Lohse pitched a scoreless ninth for the second save of his 15-year career, both coming this season.
McCutchen tied the game at 3-3 with his 22nd home run, a solo shot into the right-field stands off rookie reliever Corey Knebel.
It was the seven-year veteran's 150th career home run, enabling him to join Barry Bonds as the only two players in franchise history with 150 homers and 150 stolen bases.
McCutchen hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning or later for the eighth time in his career, three of which have come this season.
The Pirates drew within a run in the seventh when pinch hitter Travis Snider drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs off reliever Jeremy Jeffress.
Pirates right-hander A.J. Burnett came off the disabled list to make his first start since July 30 and allowed three runs and three hits -- all in the first inning -- during a five-inning stint while striking out three and walking two out.
Davis homered off the 38-year-old, who says he will retire at the end of the season. Burnett, winless in his last seven starts against the Brewers, had been sidelined by a strained flexor tendon in his right elbow.
Brewers right-hander Joel Peralta gave up two runs and five hits in six-plus innings with three walks and two strikeouts.
The Pirates fell to 24-35 inside the NL Central.
NOTES: Pirates LF Starling Marte was removed in the top of the 10th inning because of discomfort in his left shoulder. He was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning. ... Brewers C Jonathan Lucroy missed his second straight game with a concussion and is listed as day-to-day. Lucroy was injured Tuesday night when he took a foul ball off his mask during a game at Miami. ... The Brewers claimed OF Daniel Fields off waivers from Detroit and assigned him to Double-A Biloxi, where he will take part in the Southern League playoffs. Fields, 24, has played in one major league game, making his debut June 4 for the Tigers against visiting Oakland and going 1-for-3 with a double. ... Brewers RHP Jimmy Nelson (11-11, 3.86 ERA) will face Pirates RHP Charlie Morton (8-7, 4.07) on Friday night in the second game of the four-game series.