MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jonathan Lucroy, Aramis Ramirez and Khris Davis homered as the Milwaukee Brewers took full advantage of a late lineup change to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Saturday night.Pittsburgh left-hander Francisco Liriano was scratched minutes before the game began due to neck stiffness. Sudden starter Vance Worley (3-5) gave up five runs - all with two outs - in four innings.Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson (7-9) fell into a 3-0 hole before recording an out, but sparked Milwaukee's rally with a two-run single in the second. 
Lucroy hit a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fourth. Ramirez had three hits, including a homer in the fifth, and Davis added a pinch-hit blast in the seventh.Francisco Rodriguez converted his 21st save in as many tries.But it was an ugly start for the Brewers.Nelson trailed 2-0 after three pitches following consecutive singles, the second featuring a two-base error on a misplay by center fielder Carlos Gomez, and a wild pitch.The Pirates tried to be aggressive leading 3-0 with the bases loaded and no one out, but it cost them an even bigger inning.Starling Marte was cut down at the plate trying to score on Francisco Cervelli's shallow fly to right fielder Ryan Braun, and Nelson didn't allow another run until the seventh.Nelson departed with one on and one out in the seventh, and Pittsburgh scored two runs to make it 7-5. But Jeremy Jeffress got out of the jam with an emphatic strikeout of Pedro Alvarez.Davis' homer in the bottom of the inning capped scoring.With Liriano scratched and no immediate word of the severity of his injury, Worley made his 100th major league appearance and first start since May 14.It's one he'll probably want to forget.Both Gerardo Parra and Scooter Gennett had strong games instead of expected days off had a left-hander been on the mound.Parra continued to increase his value before the trade deadline with a single and a 10-pitch walk just before Lucroy's homer into the left-field bleachers in the fourth.Meanwhile, Gennett's three-week trip to Triple-A Colorado Springs continues paying dividends with three more hits. He drove in the tying run in the third following an error by Jordy Mercer and is batting .320 (32 for 100) since being recalled on June 11.TURN BACK THE CLOCKThe teams wore throwback jerseys as part of Milwaukee's annual Negro League tribute game. The Brewers donned uniforms of the 1923 Bears. The Pirates wore jerseys from the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931-38).
Lucroy hit a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fourth. Ramirez had three hits, including a homer in the fifth, and Davis added a pinch-hit blast in the seventh.Francisco Rodriguez converted his 21st save in as many tries.But it was an ugly start for the Brewers.Nelson trailed 2-0 after three pitches following consecutive singles, the second featuring a two-base error on a misplay by center fielder Carlos Gomez, and a wild pitch.The Pirates tried to be aggressive leading 3-0 with the bases loaded and no one out, but it cost them an even bigger inning.Starling Marte was cut down at the plate trying to score on Francisco Cervelli's shallow fly to right fielder Ryan Braun, and Nelson didn't allow another run until the seventh.Nelson departed with one on and one out in the seventh, and Pittsburgh scored two runs to make it 7-5. But Jeremy Jeffress got out of the jam with an emphatic strikeout of Pedro Alvarez.Davis' homer in the bottom of the inning capped scoring.With Liriano scratched and no immediate word of the severity of his injury, Worley made his 100th major league appearance and first start since May 14.It's one he'll probably want to forget.Both Gerardo Parra and Scooter Gennett had strong games instead of expected days off had a left-hander been on the mound.Parra continued to increase his value before the trade deadline with a single and a 10-pitch walk just before Lucroy's homer into the left-field bleachers in the fourth.Meanwhile, Gennett's three-week trip to Triple-A Colorado Springs continues paying dividends with three more hits. He drove in the tying run in the third following an error by Jordy Mercer and is batting .320 (32 for 100) since being recalled on June 11.TURN BACK THE CLOCKThe teams wore throwback jerseys as part of Milwaukee's annual Negro League tribute game. The Brewers donned uniforms of the 1923 Bears. The Pirates wore jerseys from the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931-38).
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