MILWAUKEE — Whether it’s been called Miller Park or American Family Field, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers has been anything but hospitable to the Pirates over the years. In fact, it’s been downright nasty.

Pittsburgh was 57-110 all-time in this ballpark before Friday’s game, including a ridiculous run from May 4, 2007-Aug. 14, 2011 where the Pirates lost 34 of 36.

So, coming off a loss where the Pirates likely had a sour taste in their mouths — bad Mitch Keller start, a chance to take three of four from a really good Padres team — this seemed like an odd place to get things right.

Adam Frazier, Colin Moran, JT Brubaker and Gregory Polanco had different ideas, as they played important roles in a 6-1 victory for the Pirates that helped them win for the fifth time in their past seven following a six-game losing skid.

Moran and Polanco homered. Frazier had a pair of hits, including a two-run triple that broke things open in the fifth, and Brubaker delivered the best start of the season for a Pirates pitcher.

The right-hander went six innings and allowed an earned run on four hits. Brubaker walked nobody — though he did hit three — threw 54 of his 83 pitches for strikes and racked up eight strikeouts.

Two of those actually came at the end of the outing, too. Brubaker struck out catcher Omar Narvaez looking on a 93.8-mph sinker and caught pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach staring at a nasty slider.

Interestingly, Brubaker had success with the hard stuff against the Brewers. Six of his eight strikeouts came on sinkers or four-seam fastballs, the other two on sliders. Brubaker also got five of his eight strikeouts looking.

While the offense did its part, the defense helped Brubaker with a couple of key plays. Phillip Evans barehanded a ball and made a terrific, off-balance throw to nail shortstop Luis Urias to open the fifth.