CHICAGO (Interstat) — Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday night at Wrigley Field, pulling within a half-game of first place in the NL Central.

Bauers had a two-run single in a four-run fourth inning and added a three-run homer in the fifth. Christian Yelich also homered and doubled, driving in two runs. Shane Drohan (2-1) allowed four hits over 4 1/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts for the win.

Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Michael Busch doubled in a run for the Cubs, who had won four of five. Shota Imanaga (4-4) took the loss.

Milwaukee improved to 27-18 with its 13-hit attack, while Chicago fell to 29-19. Attendance was 37,647, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.