NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jackson Chourio homered twice and drove in four runs, and Jacob Misiorowski pitched six strong innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2 Thursday night at Citi Field.

Chourio went 4-for-5 with his 18th and 19th home runs of the season. His first homer came in the second inning and gave Milwaukee a four-run lead. His second came in the eighth and put the game out of reach. Milwaukee improved to 84-53, while the Mets fell to 61-78.

Milwaukee took control in the first inning. Chourio singled leading off, and Luis Lara walked. William Contreras struck out, but Andrew Vaughn singled to right field to score Chourio and move Lara to third. Gary Sanchez grounded into a force play at second base, and Lara scored to make it 2-0.

Manaea settled in briefly after that, getting through the rest of the first and part of the second without further damage. But with two outs in the second, David Hamilton singled on a bunt to Manaea. Chourio followed with a drive to right-center field for a two-run homer, his 18th of the season, and the Brewers led 4-0.

Misiorowski worked efficiently behind the early cushion. He retired the side in order in the bottom of the first, striking out Francisco Lindor and Carson Benge. He also got through the second and third innings without allowing a run, helped by a double play in the third after Christopher Morel walked. Misiorowski struck out six and gave up two earned runs in six innings, earning his 15th win against five losses.

The Brewers stretched the lead in the fifth. Chourio singled to left, and Lara singled to right to send Chourio to third. Contreras grounded out to third base, but Chourio scored to make it 5-0. The Mets answered in the bottom of the fifth. Luis Robert Jr. walked, and Jared Young doubled sharply to center field to score Robert. Young later came home on Christopher Morel’s single to left, trimming Milwaukee’s lead to 5-2. The Brewers challenged a tag play on Morel’s hit, but the call was upheld.

Milwaukee added another run in the sixth. Joey Ortiz tripled on a sharp fly ball to center field, and after Sal Frelick struck out, Cooper Pratt hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Ortiz. The Brewers led 6-2. David Hamilton doubled later in the inning, but Chourio flied out to end the threat.

The bullpens took over from there. Milwaukee relievers DL Hall, Antonio Senzatela and Chad Patrick combined for three scoreless innings, allowing one hit. Hall struck out two in his inning, Senzatela struck out one, and Patrick closed the ninth by allowing only a single to Robert amid the final three outs.

The Mets’ final scoring chance came in the seventh. Robert reached on a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz and moved to second on a groundout by Jared Young. Marcus Semien walked, but Brett Baty struck out and Christopher Morel popped out to second base to leave both runners stranded.

Milwaukee delivered the final blow in the eighth. After Sal Frelick flew out, Cooper Pratt singled to center field, and David Hamilton lined out. Chourio then homered to left-center field for his 19th home run of the season, scoring Pratt and extending the Brewers’ lead to 8-2. The Brewers had 12 hits in the game, while the Mets managed three.

Sean Manaea took the loss for the Mets, falling to 4-6. He allowed eight hits and six earned runs over 5 2/3 innings while striking out three. Xzavion Curry pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief and allowed two earned runs, and Austin Warren pitched the ninth and allowed two hits with two strikeouts.

Several Brewers contributed to the offensive effort. Hamilton finished 2-for-4 with a double and scored once. Ortiz went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run scored. David Hamilton’s single in the second set up Chourio’s first home run, and Ortiz’s triple in the sixth set up the sacrifice fly that made it 6-2.

Chourio’s performance continued a strong recent stretch. He had multi-hit games in three of his previous four contests, including a two-hit game against the Cubs on Sept. 1 that was listed among recent results. Against the Mets, he drove in four of Milwaukee’s eight runs, including the decisive blows in the second and eighth innings.

The Mets got home runs from none of their hitters and only three singles or extra-base hits total. Young’s fifth-inning double and Morel’s single supplied the only runs. Robert added a single in the ninth after the game was already decided.

The game lasted 2:50 and drew an announced attendance of 26,611. Milwaukee took the three-game series from the Mets, following an 8-1 victory Wednesday. The Brewers lost Tuesday’s matchup 3-2, but won the opener of the series on Wednesday and clinched the series with Thursday’s victory.

Milwaukee’s season has been strong, with 84 wins against 53 losses, and Chourio continued to be a key part of the lineup. The Mets, meanwhile, remained below .500 and struggled to mount offense against Misiorowski and Milwaukee’s bullpen. New York’s three hits tied a season low and left the Mets unable to sustain momentum from their Tuesday home win.

The Brewers took advantage of early scoring chances and built a lead they never surrendered. After scoring two runs in the first inning, Milwaukee added two more in the second and never trailed. The Mets briefly closed the gap to three runs in the fifth, but Milwaukee answered with a run in the sixth and two more in the eighth to put the game away.

Milwaukee’s next game is scheduled for Friday against Texas at home. The Mets are scheduled to open a three-game series against Houston on Friday. For the night, though, the story belonged to Chourio, who provided the big hits, and Misiorowski, who kept the Mets’ lineup off balance from the start.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York 6, Milwaukee 5. Interstat’s ELO system had given Milwaukee a 59.70 percent probability to win. Milwaukee was the pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over/under line of 7.