Pirates starter Jeff Karstens was fined an undisclosed amount of money by Major League Baseball for hitting the Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun with a pitch Monday at Miller Park, according to a team source, but Karstens will not be suspended. 

The rotation, a chief area of concern at the start of the season, stabilized behind the work of RHP Braden Looper and RHP Dave Bush. 

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--Starting pitching was supposed to be a weakness for the Brewers this season. 

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In one regard, Carlos Corporan's day was "terrible" by his own admission. 

Tony Clark's drive to left nicked the foul line. 

Max Scherzer had a solid outing for Arizona in its series opener with Milwaukee. 

ThePirates aren't going to allow one three-game hiccup in Milwaukee put a shower on their encouraging April. 

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--RHP Yovani Gallardo became only the third player in major league history Wednesday to hit a home run in a 1-0 game and also strike out at least 10 hitters (he whiffed 11 against Pittsburgh). 

The rotation, a chief area of concern at the start of the season, stabilized behind the work of RHP Braden Looper and RHP Dave Bush. 

Reliever Carlos Villanueva closed out the Brewers' 1-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday because manager Ken Macha didn't want to use Trevor Hoffman for a third consecutive day. 

The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't catch up with Max Scherzer's 96-mph fastball. 

Just about everything is going right lately for the Milwaukee Brewers.