Red-hot Brewers zoom past Pirates

Milwaukee moved 20 games over .500 for the first time since 1992.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun homered, doubled and drove in three runs, leading Jeff Suppan and the Milwaukee Brewers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 Saturday night for their third straight victory.

The NL wild-card leaders moved to 20 games over .500 for the first time since finishing the 1992 season in the AL East.

Suppan (9-7) pitched seven innings and earned his fourth straight victory. He left after giving up a leadoff double to pinch-hitter Chris Gomez in the eighth, and Brian Shouse finished the inning.

Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his 25th save in 30 chances.

Tom Gorzelanny (6-8) was recalled from Triple-A before the game but again struggled at Miller Park, giving up six runs and seven hits in 42‚Ñ3 innings. He was sent to the minors on July 4 after a rough start in Milwaukee in which he allowed eight runs and 11 hits in 4 2-3 innings.

The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the first on Prince Fielder’s RBI single and Corey Hart’s sacrifice fly.

After almost being hit by Gorzelanny in the fourth, Braun hit the next pitch for a long foul into the upper deck in left field. Braun then sent the next offering into the upper deck in left for his 32nd home run.

The Brewers made it 6-0 in the fifth after there were two outs. Rickie Weeks walked, J.J. Hardy singled and both scored on Braun’s 34th double. Fielder added another RBI single to increase the lead.

Brandon Moss’ RBI groundout and Adam LaRoche’s 17th home run of the season in the sixth cut it to 6-2. Jack Wilson had an RBI groundout in the eighth.

Notes

The Pirates recalled closer Matt Capps from his rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona. He had been sidelined since July 2 with bursitis in his right shoulder.Capps pitched 62‚Ñ3 scoreless innings in six rehab games in Pittsburgh’s minor league system. ... To make room on the roster, the team optioned right-handers T.J. Beam and Romulo Sanchez to Indianapolis. ... Pirates C Ryan Doumit did not start Saturday after leaving Friday night’s game with symptoms of dehydration. ... Suppan singled in the third for his third hit of the season.