MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning and held off a two-run Milwaukee Brewers rally in the bottom half to claim a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon at American Family Field.

The Cubs improved to 45-38 with the win, while the Brewers dropped to 50-31 in front of an announced crowd of 42,056. The game lasted 3 hours, 9 minutes.

Chicago’s offense managed only four hits on the day, but the Cubs capitalized on walks, a hit-by-pitch and a key single in the extra frame to overcome a 10-hit outburst by Milwaukee. Jacob Webb (3-2) earned the victory with a scoreless ninth inning, and Jordan Wicks recorded his first save of the season by working a scoreless 10th.

Milwaukee struck first in the second inning when catcher Gary Sanchez lined a solo home run to left field, his eighth of the season, off Cubs starter Bryse Wilson. That 1-0 lead held until the seventh, when Chicago finally got on the board.

In the top of the seventh, Ian Happ walked and Nico Hoerner singled to put runners on the corners. Matt Shaw walked to load the bases, but Pedro Ramirez struck out and Dansby Swanson flied out to end the inning. However, a run already had scored — Hoerner’s single brought in Happ, and the game was tied 1-1.

Both teams squandered scoring chances in the late innings. Milwaukee put two runners on in the eighth but failed to score. In the bottom of the ninth, the Brewers again threatened. Sanchez walked and Sal Frelick singled, but reliever Ethan Roberts struggled, allowing two hits and an earned run in just one-third of an inning. Caleb Thielbar and Tyler Ferguson combined to strand the runners, forcing extra innings.

The decisive top of the 10th began with a runner on second under the extra-inning rule. Justin Dean, who had entered as a pinch-runner in the ninth, was at second. Carson Kelly grounded out, advancing Dean to third. After Dansby Swanson struck out, Milwaukee reliever Joel Kuhnel (1-3) intentionally walked Pete Crow-Armstrong to set up a double-play possibility. But Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. First baseman Michael Busch then walked on a full count, forcing in Dean to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Right fielder Seiya Suzuki followed with a two-run single to left field, scoring Crow-Armstrong and Bregman, widening the margin to 4-1.

In the bottom of the 10th, Milwaukee answered quickly. With a runner on second, Christian Yelich singled to drive in Joey Ortiz, making it 4-2. Jackson Chourio walked, and Brice Turang singled to load the bases. Garrett Mitchell then walked, forcing home Yelich and cutting the Cubs’ lead to 4-3. But with the bases still loaded and one out, Jake Bauers flied out to left in foul territory, and Sanchez grounded into a double play to end the game. The double play, started by Bregman at third, was the second of the game turned by the Cubs defense.

Key performances included Cubs closer Wicks, who threw one shutout inning with no hits and no earned runs. Michael Conforto went 0 for 2 before being replaced, and Ian Happ was 0 for 4 but reached base on a walk. Miguel Amaya doubled in the third inning but was left stranded. The Brewers’ Andrew Vaughn tripled in the fourth but did not score. Gary Sanchez’s homer and a pair of singles from Brice Turang and Christian Yelich led Milwaukee’s 10-hit attack, but the Brewers could not overcome the late deficit.

The game marked Chicago’s second win in the three-game series, following a 8-2 victory Saturday and a 6-2 loss Friday. The Cubs now head home to face the San Diego Padres on Monday, while the Brewers welcome the Cincinnati Reds.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee 7, Chicago 6, and its ELO system gave the Brewers a 61.20 percent probability to win. Milwaukee was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of seven runs went over the over/under line of eight.