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MILWAUKEE -- Francisco Liriano and the Pittsburgh Pirates just keep struggling at Miller Park.Liriano allowed four runs in five innings and the Pirates got just five hits in a 4-2 loss to the Brewers on Sunday for their ninth straight defeat in Milwaukee.Pittsburgh is 17-64 at Miller Park since 2007.We come in here, what did we get, six runs? Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said following a three-game sweep. It has been one of the challenges weve had here different times, too many strike outs. Too many soft outs throughout the series. They pitched better, we still had pitches to hit.The Pirates got just one earned run over five innings off Brewers starter Matt Garza, who entered with a 5.74 ERA.Gregory Polanco homered for the second straight day to cut Milwaukees lead to 2-1 in the third. An error allowed Pittsburgh to score on a fielders choice by John Jaso in the fifth, but the Pirates managed just two baserunners in four innings against the Brewers bullpen.Liriano (6-11) allowed four runs on six hits to lose his second straight. He surrendered solo home runs to Keon Broxton and Chris Carter.It was like a tug of war for (Liriano), Hurdle said. There were some good sequences and then when you think he might start rolling. The two long balls were problematic.Milwaukee won the final two games of the series against Pittsburgh without Ryan Braun (right side tightness) and Jonathan Lucroy (trade speculation) in the lineup.That was a homestand where a bunch of different guys stepped up, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. They were guys we havent counted on heavily this year, but they did a great job.REACHING A MILESTONEWith a strikeout of Kirk Nieuwenhuis in the first inning on Sunday, Liriano reached 1,500 strikeouts for his career. Only seven active left-handed pitchers have more strikeouts than Liriano.MOROFF RECALLED, BRAULT OPTIONEDThe Pirates recalled INF Max Moroff from Triple-A Indianapolis. Moroff struck out in his major league debut in a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh inning.LHP Steven Brault was optioned back to Triple-A. Brault took the loss in the series opener Friday against Milwaukee, giving up three runs in six innings.ROTATION SETHurdle announced his rotation for the Atlanta series. RHP Gerrit Cole will start the opener followed by LHP Jeff Locke and RHP Ryan Vogelsong.RIVERO DEBUTSPirates LHP Felipe Rivero, who was acquired from Washington on Saturday in the Mark Melancon trade, made his Pittsburgh debut in the eighth inning. Rivero allowed a single and walked a batter but also struck out two in a scoreless frame.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: Vogelsong, who has been out since May 24 with facial fractures, will come off the disabled list to start Thursday in Atlanta. Vogelsong went 1-2 with a 2.86 ERA in four minor league rehab starts. I feel very blessed and fortunate that I am even getting another chance to play this game, Vogelsong said. Because there were a couple days there where I didnt know.Brewers: Braun was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Sunday with right side tightness. Counsell said he hopes Braun will be able to play Monday in San Diego.UP NEXTPirates: Cole (6-6, 2.78 ERA) will try to build upon his first professional complete game when he starts against Atlanta on Tuesday. Cole allowed one run over nine innings in a 10-1 win over Seattle on July 27.Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (6-9, 3.42) will pitch the series opener in San Diego. Just two of the eight runs scored against Nelson in a loss to Arizona on July 27 were earned. Custom Coyotes T-shirts . 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The boots given to Rivera were inscribed with the Yankees logo, his name and No. 42. They were presented by John Wetteland, who before becoming the Rangers career saves leader was the Yankees closer and was set up by Rivera during their 1996 World Series championship season. Rivera was also given a cowboy hat delivered by Texas closer Joe Nathan, who had the save in last weeks All-Star game after Rivera pitched the eighth. Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, baseballs strikeout king who is now the Rangers CEO, took part in the presentation of a $5,000 donation to the Mariano Rivera Foundation that helps needy children. "It was wonderful," Rivera said of the recognition, though he wasnt yet ready to wear the boots. "Mo looks good in a hat like that," manager Joe Girardi said. "It was nice who they had. ... Its a pretty special group of people that put out there with him." 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In 10 playoff appearances against Texas, Rivera pitched 14 scoreless innings with five more saves, including two in both the 1998 and 1999 AL division series the Yankees swept in three games each. It was the sixth shutout victory this season for the Yankees. Texas was held without a run for the sixth time, already one more than last season. The Yankees led for good when Brent Lillibridges RBI double in the sixth made it 1-0 off Derek Holland (8-6), who pitched into the eighth. Romine led off the sixth with a double down the left-field line and moved to third on Ichiro Suzukis sacrifice bunt before trotting home on the Lillibridge hit. Holland struck out two and walked one while allowing eight hits, five of them for extra bases. The lefty was gone after a one-out double in the eighth by Robinson Cano, who scored when Eduardo Nunez reached on a fielders choice grounder. "I was matching Kuroda pitch for pitch. I did that for a while," Holland said. "I left a pitch up to Cano the last batter, and he got on and got in. ... Great pitcher on the other side." Notes: The Yankees almost had another run in the seventh but Romines double to deep centre bounced over the wall, forcing David Adams to stop at third instead of scoring before an inning-ending grounder. ... New York had the leadoff hitter on base in five of the first six innings -- on four hits and a throwing error by Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre, who also had an error the previous night. Beltre hadnt had errors in consecutive games in two years. ... Yankees SS Derek Jeter said he thinks hell be ready to play when eligible to come off the disabled list on Saturday. The shortstop said he felt good after running bases for the first time Thursday since going on the back on the DL on July 12 with a right quadriceps strain. ... Nunez slid about 15 feet short of second base on a double-play grounder in the third inning. 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