PNC PARK Fogg clears path to Pirates victory

He recovered from a career-worst game to defeat the Brewers.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Josh Fogg got over the worst start of his career in a hurry against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Fogg allowed two runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings, his longest outing in 10 starts, and Reggie Sanders and Tike Redman hit two-run homers in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-2 victory Sunday.
Fogg (7-7) failed to get an out in his previous start Tuesday against St. Louis. He faced six batters in that game, allowing five hits and a walk. He left trailing 6-0.
Feeling bad
"That last game, you try not to let it bother you that much but that night I was furious," said Fogg. "I beat myself up pretty bad. I knew that I had killed the bullpen, killed the team."
Fogg walked two and struck out seven.
"It felt great to be able to go out and locate pitches the way I wanted to," Fogg said.
Williams and bullpen coach Bruce Tanner noticed a small flaw in Fogg's delivery after studying tapes. They worked with him during two side sessions between the starts.
"I felt 10 times more comfortable out there, being able to locate my fastball on the outer half of the plate," Fogg said. "That was something I had been struggling with against the Cardinals. It was a real minor adjustment but it freed up my arm a little bit and let me have some finish on my pitches."
Fogg had lost three consecutive decisions, one short of his career worst.
"He threw his pitches on the corners all day long," Brewers manager Ned Yost said.
Jack Wilson also homered for the Pirates, who took two of three in handing the Brewers their fifth consecutive series loss.
Sanders broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with his 27th homer. It came off starter Wayne Franklin (8-10) and followed Brian Giles' one-out single.
"I thought I made one bad pitch, the one to Sanders," Franklin said. "I wanted it up and in and it wasn't in. Usually one bad pitch doesn't make you lose."
Julian Tavarez pitched two perfect innings for his second save.
The Brewers pulled to 3-2 in the seventh before Redman's second homer of the season with two outs in the bottom half. Jeff Reboulet opened the inning with a single off reliever Leo Estrella and moved to second on a sacrifice.
Long ball
Wilson gave Pittsburgh the lead in the third when he led off with his seventh homer.
"The pitches to Sanders and Redman were bad pitches," Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. "The one Wilson hit was a pitcher's pitch. That's one where you give credit to the hitter."
Milwaukee tied it in the fourth on consecutive singles by Eric Young, Scott Podsednik and Geoff Jenkins. Fogg worked out of that jam by getting Richie Sexson to ground into a double play and striking out Brady Clark.
Young drew a two-out walk in the seventh and scored on Podsednik's single, chasing Fogg. Mike Gonzalez retired Jenkins to end the inning.