Liriano struggles as Pirates drop finale to Crew

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MILWAUKEE — No Ryan Braun? No Jonathan Lucroy? No problem. Led by a pair of homers off Francisco Liriano, the Brewers beat the Pirates, 4-2, on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep at Miller Park.

The weekend sweep — accomplished without Braun, who’s nursing an injury, and mostly without Lucroy, who popped out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning amid rampant trade speculation — continued the Brewers’ mastery over the Pirates in Milwaukee. The Brewers are 64-17 against Pittsburgh at Miller Park since 2007, and Sunday’s win stretched the Crew’s home winning streak over the Bucs to nine games. The Brewers cruised through the weekend, as the Pirates didn’t hold a lead at any point in the series’ 27 innings.

On Sunday, the Brewers received a jolt of power from two players — one that was to be expected, the other less so. First baseman Chris Carter homered off Liriano in the fifth inning, his …

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