CHICAGO (Interstat) — Brice Turang hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, breaking open a close game and lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.

The Brewers snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 28-18, while the Cubs fell to 29-20 after dropping the opener of this two-game set. Milwaukee won for the seventh time in its last nine games, including a 9-3 victory over the Cubs the previous evening.

Turang’s seventh homer of the season came on a fly ball to left-center field, scoring David Hamilton, who had walked earlier in the inning. The blast gave the Brewers a 5-0 lead and proved decisive after the Cubs mounted a two-run rally in the bottom half of the frame.

Milwaukee had built a 3-0 advantage through three innings on a first-inning sacrifice and a two-run third. The Brewers got on the board in the top of the first when Garrett Mitchell singled to right field to drive in Brice Turang, who had walked and moved to second on a William Contreras single. The inning ended with Milwaukee leading 1-0.

In the third, the Brewers padded the lead. Jackson Chourio led off with a single, Turang followed with a single, and after a force out, Christian Yelich struck out. But Garrett Mitchell walked to load the bases, and Jake Bauers singled to right to score Contreras and Mitchell, making it 3-0.

Cubs starter Ben Brown, who took the loss and fell to 1-2, worked into the fifth inning, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out six. He was lifted after 4 2/3 innings. Brown had entered with a 3.42 ERA but could not contain Milwaukee’s consistent contact.

Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski, who earned his fourth win in five decisions, was efficient. He allowed two runs on five hits over 7 1/3 innings, striking out nine and walking two. Misiorowski retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced and did not allow a hit until Seiya Suzuki singled with two outs in the fourth. He left after allowing back-to-back singles and a walk to begin the eighth, but Abner Uribe entered and induced a force out to end the threat.

Uribe recorded the final five outs, striking out two and allowing one hit, to earn his fifth save.

The Brewers threatened in the fifth when Yelich doubled and moved to third on a groundout, but Bauers struck out and Luis Rengifo grounded out. In the sixth, Milwaukee put two on with one out when Sal Frelick singled and Turang singled, but Contreras flew out to end the inning.

Chicago’s best chance came in the eighth against Misiorowski. Pete Crow-Armstrong singled and Miguel Amaya doubled to put runners at second and third. Nico Hoerner singled to center to score Crow-Armstrong, moving Amaya to third. After Michael Busch and Alex Bregman struck out, Ian Happ walked to load the bases. Suzuki then singled to third, scoring Amaya to cut the lead to 5-2. Uribe replaced Misiorowski and got Michael Conforto to ground into a force out at shortstop, ending the inning.

The Cubs had a runner in scoring position in the first after Hoerner walked and advanced on a fielding error by shortstop David Hamilton, but they could not score. In the fifth, Dansby Swanson singled but was erased on a double play. The Cubs finished 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base.

Milwaukee’s bullpen received an effective outing from Phil Maton, who pitched a scoreless seventh inning, and Caleb Thielbar allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth after the Brewers had already taken a 5-0 lead.

Key performances included Cubs designated hitter Moisés Ballesteros going 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Cubs pitcher Caleb Thielbar worked one inning, allowing one hit and no earned runs. Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman went 0-for-4, first baseman Michael Busch went 0-for-4, and pinch hitter Carson Kelly went 0-for-1. Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-4. Cubs pitcher Jacob Webb threw a scoreless inning, allowing two hits. Catcher Miguel Amaya went 1-for-3. Second baseman Nico Hoerner went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Cubs pitcher Phil Maton tossed a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Milwaukee finished with 11 hits, led by Turang’s 2-for-4 night with two RBIs and two runs. Bauers was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Yelich doubled and scored once. The Brewers struck out 11 times but drew five walks.

The Cubs managed seven hits, with Hoerner and Suzuki each collecting two. Suzuki drove in a run.

The attendance was 38,190, and the game lasted 2 hours, 44 minutes.

The Cubs and Brewers conclude their two-game series Wednesday before Milwaukee returns home to host the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game set beginning Friday. The Cubs will host the Houston Astros for a three-game series starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 7-3 final score in favor of the Brewers, while its ELO system gave the Cubs a 51.70 percent probability to win. Milwaukee had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5, and the total of seven runs went over the posted over-under of eight.