MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Prince Fielder homered three times in a game for the first time in his career, including a two-run shot in the seventh inning that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Fielder's final homer was the least impressive of the three, barely sailing over the wall in right field after he hit monster shots in the third and fifth innings.
But it was the last one that made the biggest difference, breaking a 4-4 tie.
With the win, the Brewers crept closer to securing home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Milwaukee came into Tuesday's game with a one-game advantage over the Arizona Diamondbacks for the No. 2 seed in the NL.
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