MILWAUKEE (AP) — Endy Rodriguez and Connor Joe homered to spoil the return of Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff after four months, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the NL Central-leading Brewers on Sunday.
Woodruff (1-1) was activated off the 60-day injured list (right shoulder inflammation) on Sunday and was making his first start for the Brewers since April 7. He retired the first six hitters, striking out the first five, before Rodriguez opened the third inning with his second homer.
Joe opened the fourth with his eighth homer of the season to make it 2-0.
Bryan Reynolds had a pinch-hit, two-run homer, his 14th of the season, off Abner Uribe in the eighth to make it 4-0.
Milwaukee scored an unearned run in the ninth off Carmen Mlodzinski when William Contreras walked and Carlos Santana singled. Contreras scored from third on a two-out throwing error by third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes.
Johan Oviedo (6-11) allowed just two hits, both by Contreras, in seven innings and won his third consecutive start after eight straight losses. Oviedo struck out six and walked three.
Contreras singled in the first, but was erased on a double play. He was thrown out at third to end the sixth trying to stretch a double into triple. Oviedo allowed just three other balls out of the infield.
Woodruff, returning after three minor-league rehab starts, allowed two runs on four hits in five innings. He struck out nine with no walks in an 85-pitch outing.
ROSTER MOVES
Brewers: Woodruff was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and LHP Clayton Andrews was optioned to Triple-A Nashville.
UP NEXT
Milwaukee opens a three-game series at home against Colorado on Monday. RHP Freddy Peralta (7-8, 4.460 starts for the Brewers against RHP Peter Lambert (2-2, 5.07).
Pittsburgh returns home for four games against Atlanta. RHP Osvaldo Bido (2-2, 5.18) starts for the Pirates on Monday, opposed by RHP Spencer Strider (12-3, 3.61)
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