MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ homered to power the Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday at American Family Field. David Peterson (4-6) earned the victory, allowing two runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. Chad Patrick (5-4) took the loss for Milwaukee.

The Brewers scored a run in the first inning, but Suzuki answered with a two-run homer in the fourth. Happ delivered a three-run shot in the sixth as Chicago scored four runs. The Cubs added one run each in the seventh and ninth innings. Milwaukee’s only other run came in the fifth on a Sal Frelick single. Jackson Chourio homered for the Brewers. Kyle Harrison struck out nine over five innings.

Chicago finished with nine hits to Milwaukee’s five. Attendance was 40,193 and the game lasted 2:32. The Cubs improved to 44-38, while the Brewers dropped to 50-30.