Bailey Falter pitches Pirates to victory over Brewers

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Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, Bailey Falter threw seven-plus effective frames and the host Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday.

Falter (2-1) was working on a shutout before Gary Sanchez homered to lead off the eighth inning, cutting the Brewers' deficit to 2-1.

The was final pitch for Falter, who allowed one run on th