Rookies lead improving Pirates into set vs. Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers, who will open a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Friday night, are catching the Pirates in a much different set of circumstances than existed entering the teams' previous matchup.

Pittsburgh had just been swept by the Chicago Cubs and had lost six of eight upon arrival inMilwaukee on June 16. The Brewers swept the Pirates in three games by a combined 15-6.

Pittsburgh's losing streak reached 10,