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PITTSBURGH -- Matt Garza can feel himself getting stronger. The evidence is on the radar gun and in his command. At the moment, its just not in the results.The veteran Milwaukee starter gave up five runs, four earned, in five innings of a 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Garza (1-4) has dropped four straight starts while his ERA has ballooned to 5.94. Not exactly what he had in mind when he worked his way back from a strained right lat that sidelined him for more than two months to start the season.I feel horrible because Im not a five (innings) and done guy, Garza said. I can go deep. I like to keep pitching.Garzas major mistake came in the first inning, when he issued consecutive one-out walks to Gregory Polanco and Andrew McCutchen then watched Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer to the seats in right field that gave the Pirates a quick 3-0 lead.They say this game is a game of inches, Garza said. It broke right two inches (and was a) homer. If it breaks left two inches, he jams himself and pops it up.Garza thinks the miscue overshadowed an otherwise OK performance.Ive been doing it the whole year, searching for my arm strength, searching for my breaking stuff, Garza said. Tonight, I had it all. I had the curveball, I had a good slider, I had a good changeup, I just waited too long to use it.Jonathan Villar hit his seventh home run of the season for the Brewers. Hernan Perez added two hits for Milwaukee, which fell to 17-31 away from Miller Park, the second-worst road mark in the National League.A night after working nine walks and lighting up the Pirates for nine runs in a relatively easy win, the Brewers didnt earn one free pass and struck out 14 times, 13 against Pittsburgh starter Francisco Liriano (6-9). Liriano gave up three runs in 6 2/3 innings and didnt issue a walk for only the second time in 19 starts this season.I thought Liriano had his plus stuff tonight, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. Getting three runs off him, I thought we did a good job. I thought he had great stuff tonight, he really did. Thats the best weve seen him in a while, for sure.Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his 28th save.IN A PINCHJoyce finished with four RBI. Not bad for a player who didnt know he was playing until outfielder Starling Marte came down with flu-like symptoms a half-hour before the first pitch.Hes kind of like a fireman, hes ready to go, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.Joyce did his best to cram for Garza -- a former teammate when both played in Tampa Bay -- but felt a bit rushed heading into the on-deck circle with two on and one out in the first. He took a couple of extra deep breaths to calm down and smacked a pitch from Garza into the seats in right field to put the Pirates up 3-0.When they ring the bell, youve got to go, Joyce said.Polanco finished with two hits for the Pirates. 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Jalen Adams, a sophomore guard, added two free throws with 20 seconds left to give UConn a cushion.Brandon Browns 3-point attempt at the buzzer would have forced overtime for the Lions (1-2), but his shot hit off the rim and the Huskies escaped with their first win of the season.It was a grind it out game, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. Its good to get on the victory trail. We did not finish a lot of shots. We missed a lot of layups and we need to improve our transition game. We had too many turnovers and we have to fix that. But our guys believed in themselves, trusted each other and didnt stop playing.Kelvin Amayo -- a transfer from Iona who was granted a sixth year waiver following knee surgery -- led LMU with 18 points. Amayo made 5 of 12 shots and 8 of 11 free throws. He also pulled down six rebounds for the Lions. Buay Tuach scored 12 points and Brown added 10 points for LMU.Amida Brimah scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn.We started out strong in the first half but finished the half sloppy, Brimah said. At halftime we made adjustments and when we toook the court in the second half we had confidence we were going to win.dddddddddddd The Huskies started the season ranked 18th but fell out of the polls after a pair of setbacks against Wagner and Northeastern.Both teams showed offensive spurts in the opening half but neither team maintained them.Alterique Gilbert led the Huskies with 10 points in the first half, but dislocated his left shoulder after colliding with a defender while chasing a loose ball late in the half. He remained down on the court for several minutes before the training staff led him off to the locker room. He did not return.We definitely had good defensive pressure as a team, Vital said. This was a must win for our team. Were a young team and we faced adversity.Ollie said Gilbert reinjured the shoulder he previously hurt and will be examined when the team gets to Hawaii on Friday.BIG PICTUREUConn: Thursday was the third game of a hectic beginning to the 2016-17 season, which the Huskies will play seven games in 20 days and also take a 10,200-mile road trip during that span.LMU: The Lions coach, former NBA coach Mike Dunlap, figures to improve LMUs 14-17 record from a year ago. Dunlap has formed a strong nucleus of transfers, junior college players and newcomers.UP NEXTUConn travels to the Island of Maui for the fourth time to participate in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational starting Monday against Oklahoma State, followed by games on Tuesday and Wednesday.LMU has an eight-day break before hosting Portland State, followed by games against Boise State and Southern Utah before concluding its four-game home stand. ' ' '