HOUSTON (Interstat) — Jacob Misiorowski pitched seven dominant innings and Jake Bauers provided the only offense with a two-run home run as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Houston Astros 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Daikin Park.

Milwaukee won the series finale in a quick 2-hour, 27-minute contest before an announced crowd of 28,366. The Brewers improved to 35-21, while the Astros fell to 27-34.

The decisive moment came in the top of the fourth inning. With the game scoreless, Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn singled off Astros starter Tatsuya Imai. Bauers, playing left field, followed by launching Imai’s 2-0 pitch over the left-field wall for his ninth home run of the season, scoring Vaughn and giving Milwaukee a 2-0 lead. The Brewers managed only four hits in the game, but Bauers’ blast was the only one that produced runs.

Misiorowski, who entered the game with a 5-2 record, was in command from the outset. The right-hander scattered three hits over seven innings, striking out eight without walking a batter. He faced trouble only once, in the third inning, when the Astros put two runners on base with two outs. After a single by Jeremy Peña and a hit by pitch to Yordan Alvarez, Misiorowski induced a groundout from Christian Walker to end the threat.

In the fourth, Houston again threatened when Isaac Paredes led off with a double and advanced to third on a groundout. But Misiorowski got Jake Meyers to fly out to right field to end the inning. He retired the side in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, finishing his outing with a flourish by striking out Alvarez and then getting Walker and Taylor Trammell to end the seventh.

Abner Uribe worked a scoreless eighth inning, striking out one. Trevor Megill, who earned his eighth save of the season, pitched a perfect ninth, striking out two and sealing the shutout.

Houston’s Imai took the loss, falling to 2-3. He allowed two runs on three hits over six innings, striking out five and walking one. Alimber Santa pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the Astros, allowing no hits and striking out two.

Milwaukee’s offense was otherwise quiet beyond Bauers’ home run. Vaughn had two hits, including a double in the ninth inning. David Hamilton reached base twice with a single and a walk and stole third base in the third inning, but the Brewers could not add to their lead.

Houston managed only three hits. Paredes doubled in the fourth, Meyers singled in the third and Peña singled in the third. The Astros left five runners on base and struck out 12 times as a team.

The Brewers took two of three games in the series, having lost the opener 9-2 on Saturday before winning 5-4 on Friday. Milwaukee now returns home for a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants beginning Monday. Houston will host the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game series starting Tuesday.

Milwaukee’s recent results have been strong. The Brewers won four of their previous five games before Sunday, including a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals at home. They have won nine of their last 12 contests overall.

Houston, by contrast, has struggled. The Astros lost for the fourth time in their last five games, with their only win in that span coming Saturday against Milwaukee. They are 6-11 in their last 17 games dating to May 15.

Misiorowski’s performance continued a run of excellence. In his previous outing on May 25 against St. Louis, he threw seven innings and allowed one run with 12 strikeouts. On May 19 at Chicago, he pitched six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Sunday marked the third consecutive start in which he allowed one earned run or fewer while pitching at least six innings.

The Astros’ pitching staff held Milwaukee to four hits but could not overcome the two-run deficit. Imai retired nine of the first 11 batters he faced before Bauers’ home run. He did not allow a runner past second base after the fourth inning.

Milwaukee’s defense backed Misiorowski with clean play. There were no errors, and the Brewers turned a sacrifice bunt into an out on a successful challenge in the fifth inning when the Astros overturned a call at first base.

Houston’s best chance to score came in the third when Meyers singled and Peña singled to put runners at first and second with two outs. After Alvarez was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Walker grounded out to first base to end the inning.

The Astros went down in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. They put the tying run on base only once after the fourth, when Paredes lined out sharply to left field to end the seventh.

The game was the first of the series played in the afternoon after the previous two were evening contests.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee 7, Houston 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 58.80 percent probability to win. The Brewers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 2 went over the over-under line of 8.