Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton was effective on Friday, but was still saddled with his thid loss of the season in the 4-1 defeat to the Brewers. Morton allowed four runs on five hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out two, increasing his ERA to 4.34.
Morton (6-3) had allowed just two runs through his first six innings of work. But he gave up a couple more in his final frame. He was outdueled by Mike Fiers, who limited the Pirates to just one run on the evening.
Morton has gone exactly six innings in each of his last four starts, but he has allowed a total of 13 earned runs in that span.