MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Kyle Harrison struck out a career-high 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday to avoid a sweep at American Family Field.

The Brewers scored all five runs in the fourth inning, chasing Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski. Brandon Lockridge delivered a two-run single, David Hamilton added an RBI double and Gary Sánchez grounded in a run. Mlodzinski (1-2) allowed five hits and four earned runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Pittsburgh’s only hits were Marcell Ozuna’s single in the second and Nick Gonzales’ double in the seventh. The Pirates struck out 18 times and fell to 16-12. Milwaukee improved to 14-13.

Harrison (2-1) lowered his ERA to 1.80. Cam Sanders, Evan Sisk and Justin Lawrence each tossed scoreless relief for Pittsburgh. Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby and Trevor Megill finished for the Brewers.

The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes before an announced crowd of 31,500.