MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Kyle Harrison threw five scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Thursday afternoon at American Family Field.

Harrison allowed five hits with seven strikeouts to improve to 4-1. The Brewers scored three runs in the first inning on a walk by Andrew Vaughn and a two-run single from Luis Rengifo. They added three more in the second on a double from Brice Turang, a double from Gary Sánchez and a single from Vaughn, who drove in two runs. Rengifo’s second RBI single in the fourth made it 7-0.

San Diego avoided the shutout in the ninth on a forceout by Sung-Mun Song that scored Nick Castellanos. The Padres managed seven hits but stranded multiple runners.

Griffin Canning took the loss, falling to 0-2. Yuki Matsui and Matt Waldron each pitched two scoreless innings in relief for San Diego. Rengifo finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Vaughn went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Attendance was 34,862. The game lasted three hours.

Milwaukee improved to 24-17. San Diego dropped to 25-18.