Brewers Shut Out Pirates 5-0, Avoid Sweep

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Milwaukee Brewers shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday at American Family Field, avoiding a sweep in the three-game series and snapping a four-game losing streak.

Kyle Harrison delivered a standout performance for the Brewers, striking out a career-high 12 batters while allowing just one hit and one walk over six scoreless innings. The 22-year-old left-hander baffled Pittsburgh's lineup, contributing to the Pirates' total of 18 strikeouts in the game. Relievers Trevor Megill, Aaron Ashby and Abner Uribe each tossed a scoreless inning to preserve the shutout, with Ashby escaping a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by inducing a groundout from Bryan Reynolds.

Milwaukee erupted for all five runs in the fourth inning against Pittsburgh starter Carmen Mlodzinski, who took the loss after yielding the outburst. The inning began with William Contreras drawing a 10-pitch walk and advancing to third on Jake Bauers' ground-rule double. Gary Sánchez followed with a groundout to second that scored Contreras for a 1-0 lead. Sal Frelick then reached on catcher's interference, keeping the inning alive. Luis Rengifo singled up the middle to drive in Bauers,...