CHICAGO (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer and Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings as the Cubs beat the Brewers 2-1 on Thursday at Wrigley Field.

Crow-Armstrong’s 39th home run of the season in the third inning scored Carson Kelly and gave Chicago a 2-0 lead. Andrew Vaughn answered for Milwaukee with his sixth homer, a solo drive to left-center in the fourth.

Gausman (9-11) allowed one earned run on five hits and struck out nine over seven innings. Logan Henderson (9-3) took the loss, giving up two earned runs on three hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings. Ryan Rolison pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Ryan Zeferjahn struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief, and DL Hall also tossed a scoreless inning.

The Cubs managed three hits, and the Brewers had five. The game drew 39,018 and lasted 2 hours, 12 minutes at the Friendly Confines. Chicago improved to 79-62 with its third win in four games against Milwaukee. The Brewers fell to 88-54.