Newman's four 2B tie MLB record, lead Pirates over Brewers

[ASFN Admin]

Kevin Newman tied a major league record with four doubles — in successive innings, no less — and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled over the Milwaukee Brewers 14-4 Saturday to snap their eight-game losing streak in the first game of a doubleheader. Newman’s third double drove in two to spark a six-run fifth that included Bryan Reynolds’ two-run homer. The only Pirates to previously hit four doubles in a game were Hall of Famer Paul Waner in 1932 and Adam Frazier in 2019.

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