The Chicago Cubs are going to be in first place at the all-star break and that's thanks to some help from the Pittsburgh Pirates, who swept a five-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The sweep was capped off in the most heart-breaking fashion for the Brewers, who were trying to salvage the series finale Sunday. They had a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Pirates got a run and then really turned on the pressure in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Brewers' closer Corey Knebel just didn't have it, yet he almost escaped. The Pirates loaded the bases with no outs, trailing 5-3. Milwaukee got a double play and with the score at 5-4 with two outs David Freese tied the game with a triple.
So close to a walk-off home run, but just wait, the heart break was still coming. The Brewers were able to grab the lead in the 10th at 6-5, and once again were one out away from winning the game. With two outs in the bottom of the 10th and runners at the corners, the Pirates walked off against the Brewers.
Incredible because even after the game-tying run scored the Brewers had Colin Moran out by 20 feet at home, but Milwaukee's catcher Erik Kratz had the ball go right through his legs. With the five-game sweep, the Brewers head into the break on a six-game losing streak, while going 2-8 in their last 10 games.
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