PITTSBURGH -- Ryan Braun gave the Brewers a chance with another ninth-inning home run, and Khris Davis cashed in five innings later.Davis' solo home run off Jeanmar Gomez gave the Brewers a 3-2 win over the Pirates in 14 innings on Sunday at PNC Park, ending a game that saw the teams scuffle in the third inning before playing deep into Easter evening.The game went long because Braun homered off Pirates closer Jason Grilli in the top of the ninth inning for the second straight day. Grilli was saddled with another blown save, but this time Braun's blast only tied the game at 2. After the Brewers left the bases loaded in the 12th inning and stranded two more men in the 13th, Davis finally gave Milwaukee its first lead in the 14th. 
Francisco Rodriguez's seventh save ended an affair that only got more intense after the benches cleared in the third inning. Carlos Gomez reacted to some sharp words from Pirates starter Gerrit Cole after Gomez hit a triple. Gomez, Brewers bench coach Jerry Narron and Pirates outfielder Travis Snider watched from their respective clubhouse as the teams finished a split of the four-game series.Neil Walker hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for the Pirates, and Mark Reynolds answered for the Brewers in the eighth with his second homer in as many days.The Pirates manufactured a go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning with Jose Tabata's RBI infield single, only to see Braun tie the game again in the ninth with a solo home run to the left field seats off Grilli, who was probably happy to see Braun leave town Sunday evening.Braun also tagged Grilli with a blown save on Saturday night, when Braun's two-run home run gave the Brewers their first runs off Grilli since 2007. He'd worked 17 consecutive scoreless appearances against Milwaukee before this weekend.The Brewers still have baseball's best record at 14-5, but they now must worry about a suspension for their leadoff hitter and co-leader in home runs. After a similar incident against the Braves last September, Gomez drew a one-game suspension from Major League Baseball.Starter Marco Estrada held the Pirates in check with a run over six innings for Milwaukee.Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Francisco Rodriguez's seventh save ended an affair that only got more intense after the benches cleared in the third inning. Carlos Gomez reacted to some sharp words from Pirates starter Gerrit Cole after Gomez hit a triple. Gomez, Brewers bench coach Jerry Narron and Pirates outfielder Travis Snider watched from their respective clubhouse as the teams finished a split of the four-game series.Neil Walker hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for the Pirates, and Mark Reynolds answered for the Brewers in the eighth with his second homer in as many days.The Pirates manufactured a go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning with Jose Tabata's RBI infield single, only to see Braun tie the game again in the ninth with a solo home run to the left field seats off Grilli, who was probably happy to see Braun leave town Sunday evening.Braun also tagged Grilli with a blown save on Saturday night, when Braun's two-run home run gave the Brewers their first runs off Grilli since 2007. He'd worked 17 consecutive scoreless appearances against Milwaukee before this weekend.The Brewers still have baseball's best record at 14-5, but they now must worry about a suspension for their leadoff hitter and co-leader in home runs. After a similar incident against the Braves last September, Gomez drew a one-game suspension from Major League Baseball.Starter Marco Estrada held the Pirates in check with a run over six innings for Milwaukee.Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
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