Adam Frazier's walk-off run on wild pitch lifts Pirates to extra-inning victory over Brewers

Noah Hiles, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 23, 2025

Published in Baseball

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PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes has greatly suffered from the Pirates’ offensive woes this season and his outing Friday evening was no different. However, despite another quality start wasted, Skenes’ teammates were able to battle back in the late going, ultimately defeating the Brewers by a final score of 6-5 thanks to a walk-off run from Adam Frazier on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning at PNC Park. Ryan Borucki was the game’s winning pitcher, while Abner Uribe, who threw the wild pitch, suffered the loss.

Oneil Cruz started the scoring, launching a solo homer to center field in the bottom of the third inning. Bryan Reynolds brought home the Pirates’ second run, drawing a walk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, which ended the day for Brewers’ ace Freddy Peralta.

Milwaukee tagged Skenes for his lone run allowed at the tail end of his outing. With two outs remaining in the top of the sixth, Skenes walked Jackson Chourio, which left the door open for the heart of the Brewers order.

After William Contreras became Skenes’ eighth and final strikeout victim, Christian Yelich and Rhys Hoskins followed with back-to-back singles, the latter scoring Chourio to make the score 2-1. Skenes, however, regrouped quickly, getting Sal Frelick to ground out to second to end the frame, along with his workday.

The Brewers didn’t take long to pounce following Skenes’ exit. Brice Turang tied the game in the top of the seventh on a single off Tanner Rainey, who allowed three of the four batters he faced to reach base. Chourio gave Milwaukee the lead the following at-bat, bringing home Andruw Monasterio on a single off Dennis Santana to make the score 3-2. That run was also charged to Rainey.

The Pirates punched back in the bottom half of the seventh thanks to a pair of big hits from their veterans in the top third of the order. Andrew McCutchen started the effort with a one-out double off left-hander Jared Koenig. Reynolds followed with a single, scoring McCutchen to tie the game at three.

A battle of the bullpens persisted for the remainder of the game. Milwaukee loaded the bases in the top of the eighth, but a shoestring catch down near the left field line by Alexander Canario allowed Caleb Ferguson to escape with the score still tied at three. Adam Frazier gave the Pirates a base runner in the bottom half of the eighth, but was caught stealing at second base to end the inning.

With the score tied in the top of the ninth, the Brewers took the lead for good on a solo homer from Contreras. The long ball was surrendered by David Bednar, who exited after allowing three of the four batters he faced to reach base.

Rather than lying down, the Pirates continued to fight. Cruz evened the score in the bottom of the ninth with another solo homer, this one coming against Uribe, sending the game to extra innings.

The first frame of free baseball resulted in Milwaukee once again jumping ahead thanks to clutch efforts on the bases and at the plate. With one out, automatic runner Caleb Durbin stole third base without a throw. He was driven home later that at-bat, on a single to left field by Isaac Collins, whose knock benefited from the infield being positioned to throw home.

But again, with their backs against the wall, the Pirates countered.

Alexander Canario led the bottom of the 10th off with a single to center field, scoring Spencer Horwitz, the automatic runner, from second base. Canario then advanced to second base on a fielding error by Chourio. After retiring Ke’Bryan Hayes with a ground out to third base, Brewers manager Pat Murphy elected to walk Frazier, setting up a double play opportunity with Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Kiner-Falefa came up clutch, singling to right field. However, a strong throw to the plate from Frelick beat Canario to the plate, preventing the Pirates from scoring the game’s winning run. The game seemed to be destined for another inning, but that changed the next at-bat when Uribe’s wild pitch allowed Frazier to score the game’s winning run.

It was over when ...

Frazier scored the game’s winning run on a walk-off wild pitch. It was the Pirates’ first walk-off win on a wild pitch since Aug. 4, 2022.

On the mound

Skenes finished having allowed the one run on four hits and a pair of walks. He threw 101 pitches, 63 three for strikes. His four-seam fastball led the way, accounting for 49 of those pitches, and five of his eight strikeouts.

At the plate

Cruz’s multi-homer effort marked the first of his career. Both blasts were no-doubters, the first traveling 442 feet at an exit velocity of 117.9 mph, and the second 427 feet with a 113.4 mph exit velocity.

Most valuable player

Cruz, who homered twice, the second tying the game in the bottom of the ninth.

Up next

The Pirates and Brewers continue their four-game set on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. Mitch Keller (1-6, 3.88) will be on the hill for the Pirates, facing off against his former teammate Quinn Priester (1-2, 4.66).