Buccos get to Hoffman and snap 22-game skid in Milwaukee

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04/27/2010 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Hoffman continues to struggle this season, and his latest meltdown helped the Pirates snap a 22-game skid in Milwaukee.

Ronny Cedeno hit the tying homer to lead off the ninth inning, and Ryan Doumit belted the winning grand slam in Pittsburgh's 7-3 triumph in the middle test of the three-game series.

Prince Fielder smashed the tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning, giving Milwaukee the 3-2 lead, but Hoffman suffered his third blown save of this year, helping Pittsburgh snap its seven-game slide.

"It was a nice win for us to break the streak against one of the best closers in the game," Pirates manager John Russell said. "It's important for our young guys that we found a way to win this one."

Hoffman (1-2) has allowed at least one run in five of his eight appearances this season, including five home runs. He surrendered just two homers all of 2009.

"It's a function of not throwing quality strikes," Hoffman said. "My fastball is a good pitch when it's located. Bottom line is it punches the team in the gut. Individually, that's how you feel responsible. My confidence is still good. I still feel good."

Jeff Clement homered and joined Doumit with three hits, while Andy LaRoche had a four-hit night for the Pirates, who gained their first win in Milwaukee since May 3, 2007.

Hoffman, the all-time major league saves leader with 594, gave up a homer to Cedeno on a 1-0 pitch. After Andrew McCutchen struck out, LaRoche singled, Lastings Milledge doubled and Garrett Jones was intentionally walked. Doumit then crushed a 2-0 fastball over the wall in right field.

"These last seven days have been pretty trying for us as a team," Doumit said. "That's why baseball is such a beautiful sport. This one feels good because we haven't won here in three years and we could've rolled over after Fielder's homer in the eighth. I was looking for a sacrifice fly and I got something up I thought I could handle."

It was the only hit for the Pirates with runners in scoring position (1-for-11).

Doumit's hit allowed Brendan Donnelly (2-0) to get the win, as he recorded the last out in the eighth inning to escape a jam with two runners on base.

George Kottaras also homered, and Craig Counsell added an RBI double for the Brewers, who prior to Tuesday had beaten the Pirates in all four meetings by a combined 53-4 margin.

Jeff Karstens, making his first start of the season, gave up six hits and two runs over 6 2/3 frames for the Pirates. Randy Wolf started for Milwaukee and allowed 10 hits and two runs in eight frames.

Doumit doubled to start the top of the second and scored two batters later on Akinori Iwamura's sacrifice fly.

Wolf doubled with one out in the third and came home on Counsell's two-bagger off the base of the wall in right.

Clement homered to right with one out in the fourth, but Kottaras homered to right on the first pitch he saw to start the seventh to tie the game.

Fielder led off the bottom of the eighth by crushing Javier Lopez's 1-0 pitch well over the wall in center field.

Game Notes

Earlier Tuesday, the Pirates selected the contract of Karstens from Triple-A Indianapolis. To make room on the 25-man active roster and 40-man roster, the Pirates designated outfielder John Raynor for assignment. Karstens became the eighth different pitcher to start a game for the club this year, the most in the first 20 games of a season since 1953...Legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker announced at a press conference Tuesday he will undergo heart surgery later this week and be away from the Brewers broadcast booth for the next 10-12 weeks. Uecker will have an aortic valve replaced as well as part of an aortic root. The fans at Miller Park gave Uecker a standing ovation during the game.

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