Pirates 7, Brewers 6 (11 innings)
PITTSBURGH -- Josh Harrison's single with one out in the 11th inning gave Pittsburgh a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, enabling the Pirates to keep pace in the National League Central race.
With the scored tied at 6, pinch hitter Travis Ishikawa started the winning rally with a single off reliever Tyler Thronburg (0-1) and continued to second on a bobble by left field Khris Davis. Pinch runner Pedro Florimon then moved to third on shortstop Jordy Mercer's ground out then right fielder Sean Rodriguez was hit by a pitch.
Harrison, filling for ailing left fielder Starling Marte (stomach flu), followed by lining a single to left field to score Florimon.
The Pirates (86-56) remained 2 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals, who won 9-2 at Cincinnati, in the division race and pushed their lead to four games over the Chicago Cubs, who lost 7-4 at Philadelphia, for the first NL wild card.
The Cubs and Pirates open a four-game series at PNC Park on Tuesday with a day-night doubleheader.
Harrison, center fielder Andrew McCutche and rookie third baseman Jung Ho Kang had two hits apiece for the Pirates and first baseman Pedro Alvarez hit his team-leading 23rd home run. Harrison went 8-for-19 as Pittsburgh took three of four in the series.
Jared Hughes (3-1) got second baseman Scooter Gennett to hit into an inning-ending double play in the top of the 11th after the Brewers put runners on first and third.
Left fielder Khris Davis hit a two-run home run, his 20th, for the Brewers (62-81). Rookie first baseman Jason Rogers had a career-high four hits while shortstop Jean Segura had three and second baseman Elian Herrera added two.
The Pirates rallied from a five-run deficit to tie the score at 6-6 with three runs in the fourth inning and two in the seventh.
Consecutive RBI singles by McCutchen and Kang off reliever Jeremy Jeffress tied it after right fielder Travis Snider hit a two-run double in the fourth and Mercer followed with a sacrifice fly.
Brewers rookie right-hander Taylor Jungmann was in line to beat the Pirates for the fourth time in as many career starts before the bullpen failed to hold a 6-4 lead. He gave up four runs and four hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and three walks.
Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano was rocked for five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings but was taken off the hook for the loss. He struck out four and walked two.
The Brewers scored twice off Liriano in the first inning. Rogers drove in a run with an infield single and the other scored on Liriano's throwing error.
Alvarez homered in the second to slice the lead to 2-1.
The Brewers answered with three runs in the third as Davis connected for his two-run shot and Herrera hit an RBI double that finished Liriano.
Milwaukee made it 6-1 in the fourth when Segura hit a leadoff double and scored on third baseman Hernan Perez's single.
NOTES: The start of the game was delayed 21 minutes by rain. ... Pirates LF Starling Marte sat out a second straight game because of stomach flu. INF/OF Josh Harrison again started in his place. ... Pirates RF Gregory Polanco was rested and OF Travis Snider got the start in right field. ... Brewers 1B Adam Lind was not in the lineup against Pirates LHP Francisco Liriano as rookie 1B Jason Rogers started. The left-handed hitting Lind sat out for the fifth time in the last eight games in which Milwaukee faced a lefty starter. ... Both teams are off Monday. ... The Brewers open a three-game home series with the Cardinals on Tuesday with Milwaukee RHP Ariel Pena (1-0, 4.50 ERA) facing St. Louis RHP Carlos Martinez (13-7, 3.12 ERA). ... The Pirates open a four-game home series against the Cubs on Tuesday with a day-night doubleheader. Pittsburgh will start RHP Gerrit Cole (16-8, 2.54 ERA) in the first game and LHP J.A. Happ (5-1, 1.79 ERA) in the second game while Chicago will pitch RHP Jason Hamel (8-6, 3.59 ERA) and LHP Jon Lester (9-10, 3.50 ERA).