Brubaker dropped to 4-13 after giving up seven runs on eight hits and two walks over four innings in Wednesday's 9-0 loss to the Dodgers. He struck out six before being pulled after 82 pitches.
Brubaker put Pittsburgh in an early hole when he allowed a leadoff single to AJ Pollock and then a home run to No. 2 hitter Max Muncy, and things didn't improve much from there for the 27-year-old righty. He yielded two more home runs on the night before departing, and he's now served up multiple jacks in seven of his last nine starts. During that stretch, Brubaker has gone 0-7 with an 8.26 ERA and 1.52 WHIP.