MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jimmy Nelson struck out a career-high nine in seven innings, Jean Segura hit a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers became the last team in the majors to win this season by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Saturday.Hector Gomez added a two-run single for Milwaukee, which stopped a four-game losing streak by tagging Vance Worley (0-1) for six runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings.Pittsburgh played without All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen, who sat out as a precaution with left knee soreness.Pitching was just as much of a problem for Pittsburgh. 
Offseason acquisition Adam Lind had his ninth hit in his fifth game with his new team, tying a club record. Khris Davis led off the fourth with a double that set up Segura's deep homer to left-center for a 5-0 lead.Nelson (1-0) allowed two hits, and the sinkerballer benefited from two double plays.He struggled with a 6.23 ERA in spring training - not the kind of momentum that Milwaukee was looking for from its top young starter.On Saturday, he turned into a stopper.At 0-4, the Brewers had been off to their worst start since 2011. Both Milwaukee and the Chicago White Sox won on Saturday, leaving every team in the majors with a win.Nelson escaped trouble in a fifth inning that started with two walks by getting a double play.At the plate, manager Ron Roenicke tweaked the lineup following his team's scuffling start. Lind, batting .529, hit cleanup, while Gomez got the start at second for Scooter Gennett a day after Gennett was ejected from the game for arguing with an umpire.
Offseason acquisition Adam Lind had his ninth hit in his fifth game with his new team, tying a club record. Khris Davis led off the fourth with a double that set up Segura's deep homer to left-center for a 5-0 lead.Nelson (1-0) allowed two hits, and the sinkerballer benefited from two double plays.He struggled with a 6.23 ERA in spring training - not the kind of momentum that Milwaukee was looking for from its top young starter.On Saturday, he turned into a stopper.At 0-4, the Brewers had been off to their worst start since 2011. Both Milwaukee and the Chicago White Sox won on Saturday, leaving every team in the majors with a win.Nelson escaped trouble in a fifth inning that started with two walks by getting a double play.At the plate, manager Ron Roenicke tweaked the lineup following his team's scuffling start. Lind, batting .529, hit cleanup, while Gomez got the start at second for Scooter Gennett a day after Gennett was ejected from the game for arguing with an umpire.
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