Backup catcher Perez’s 3 HRs help Pirates beat Brewers 8-7


              Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brent Suter delivers during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Milwaukee Brewers' Andrew McCutchen (24) celebrates as he stands on second base after doubling off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz hits a two-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser delivers during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker delivers during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz (15) is greeted by Josh VanMeter as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Pittsburgh Pirates' Jack Suwinski (65) is greeted by third base coach Mike Rabelo after hitting a solo home run off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Jace Peterson (14) can't make the catch on a fly ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates' Jack Suwinski during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael Perez (5) is greeted by Jack Suwinski (65) as he crosses home plate past Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez, center rear, after hitting a two-run home run off relief pitcher Brent Suter during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
            
              Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael Perez hits a two-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jason Alexander during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 30, 2022. It was the second two-run home run of the game for Perez. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Backup catcher Perez’s 3 HRs help Pirates beat Brewers 8-7