MILWAUKEE — The Minnesota Twins started a lineup Sunday that had hit only 22 home runs this season, one more than Milwaukee first baseman Prince Fielder.

The result was another punchless offensive outing, as Milwaukee starter Chris Narveson and three relievers shut down the Twins 6-2 to complete a three-game sweep.

Using a watered-down lineup decimated by injuries, Minnesota has scored only eight runs in losing five consecutive games.

“For us right now, because of the injuries, everything’s got to be going on all cylinders,” Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer said. “Our hitters have to pick up pitchers and our pitchers have to pick up hitters.”

That didn’t happen Sunday. The Twins were charged with two errors, but made several other miscues that led to Milwaukee runs.

“Ugly ballgame for us,” Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. “Defensively, we made way too many mistakes.”

Carl Pavano (5-6) blanked the Brewers the first four innings, but allowed five runs with two outs over the next two innings to lose for the first time in five June starts.

“I gave up those runs with two outs,” he said. “That’s tough to swallow.”

The Twins took a 1-0 lead in the second when Danny Valencia singled and scored on Jason Repko’s single.

Milwaukee’s Jonathan Lucroy opened the fifth with a triple down the left-field line. Two outs later, Nyjer Morgan singled just past the glove of second baseman Alexi Casilla to tie it at 1. Ryan Braun then hit an 0-1 pitch over the center-field wall for his 16th homer, extending his hitting streak to 17 games.

In the sixth, Milwaukee scored twice more off Pavano with two outs. Yuniesky Betancourt singled and scored on Lucroy’s double. Narveson (5-5) doubled down the left-field line for his second extra-base hit in 105 major league plate appearances, scoring Lucroy for a 5-1 lead.

Minnesota scored its second run off Narveson in the seventh. Hughes walked and scored on pinch-hitter Jim Thome’s RBI single, moving the 40-year-old past Ernie Banks into 28th on the all-time RBI list with 1,637.