Everything was set up for Avisaíl García to make something happen in the bottom of the sixth of the Brewers’ 5-2 win over the Pirates on Sunday.

With the score tied at 2, one out and Luis Urías sitting on third base, García stepped to the plate at American Family Field with a chance to provide the highlight of the game. García was hitless in his first two at-bats of the game, and he hadn’t done any damage on the scoreboard in the series following an 0-for-4 showing on Friday and an off-day for his 30th birthday on Saturday.

A grounder in this Sunday spot that could bring Urías home would make up for that, but when he saw a 90.6 mph splitter over the heart of the plate on the first pitch from Pittsburgh reliever David Bednar, García wasn’t thinking about just one RBI. Instead, García deposited the ball over the right-field wall for a two-run bomb, putting his team ahead to stay as the Brewers finished off a sweep of the Pirates.

“[I’m] trying to do my part for my team,” García said. “I've been working so hard to get better. It's a long season, so it's got to be consistent. Just got to keep working and be positive and try to help my team win.”

When Milwaukee signed Jackie Bradley Jr. at the beginning of March, it created a log jam among the outfielders. By the time Opening Day rolled around, it was pretty clear what manager Craig Counsell wanted to do with his outfield: Christian Yelich would be the everyday left fielder, and García, Bradley and Lorenzo Cain would rotate between center and right.

And that’s how it worked for a while, with the three players each getting two games apiece before sitting out a third. Over the past two months,however, both Yelich and Cain have had multiple stints on the injured list, opening up more time for the other two primary outfielders.

While Bradley hasn’t taken advantage of the added opportunity at the plate (.153 average, .495 OPS), García has run with it. García’s blast on Sunday gave him his 13th homer, his 49th hit and his 38th RBI of the season -- all the top marks on the Brewers.

“From day one, Avi said, ‘Whatever you guys need to help win.’ He's been that type of guy,” said bench coach Pat Murphy, who took over managerial duties Sunday so Counsell could be at his son’s high school graduation. “... It's been a great showing and, obviously, we’ve got a lot left, but Avi has been the one guy I think that has solidified himself as a guy that's playing at the top end of ability.”

Murphy also credited shortstop Willy Adames -- who hasn’t even been with Milwaukee for a month -- with giving García another reason to play at a high level.

“Willy really looks up to him, and I think Avi feels this awesome sense of responsibility of, ‘I need to bring who I am every day and I'm a big part of this and Willy needs me,’” he said. “I think that player-to-player connectedness has helped Avi soar and play at the top end of his game, because he's sensational."

García nearly didn’t have the opportunity to make the impact he did in the sixth. Pirates starter Wil Crowe gave up back-to-back hits to start the bottom of the first, but he then retired the next 15 Brewers hitters in a row through the fifth inning.

That’s when Tim Lopes -- who’d entered on a double switch in the top of the sixth -- came up to the plate and put together a 10-pitch walk that knocked Crowe out of the game. It mirrored an at-bat that García put together on Thursday, when he struck out after 10 pitches against Reds starter Luis Castillo. That at-bat also knocked Castillo out of the game, and it allowed Milwaukee to rally against Cincinnati’s bullpen.

This time, Lopes’ patience resulted in Bednar entering for Crowe. Urías then tied the game with a triple on the first pitch he saw, which set the table for García’s go-ahead blast.

“I was trying to work [Crowe], trying to see as many pitches as possible. Just battle, to be honest,” Lopes said. “It was nice to see things get rolling. Urías coming up with the big knock, Avi coming up later with the homer.

“It was fun to watch.”