MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-4 on Wednesday at American Family Field before 30,452 fans in 2:28.

Milwaukee jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning on Sal Frelick’s two-run double and added two in the second on Christian Yelich’s run-scoring single and Brice Turang’s RBI double to lead 5-0. Cleveland answered in the fourth on Daniel Schneemann’s grand slam, but the Brewers answered immediately in the bottom half on Jackson Chourio’s two-run homer. Milwaukee added two more in the eighth on Andrew Vaughn’s RBI double and Cooper Pratt’s run-scoring single.

Winning pitcher Chad Patrick tossed 3 1/3 hitless innings with seven strikeouts and no earned runs, improving to 4-3. Gavin Williams took the loss, falling to 9-4. Milwaukee collected 11 hits to Cleveland’s three. The Brewers improved to 45-26, while the Guardians dropped to 39-35. The teams conclude their series Thursday.