Avisail Garcia homered for the second day in a row, Travis Shaw and Manny Pina also connected and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Sunday.
Garcia, who homered and drove in five runs in a 9-5 win Saturday, and Shaw hit early drives that helped the Brewers build a 7-0 lead in the second inning.
Brett Anderson (1-1) tossed five effective innings for Milwaukee, which has won four of five.
Austin Dean had a two-run double for the Cardinals, who have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak.
Shaw went 5 for 10 in the series with four RBIs.
The Brewers won two out of three games against NL Central rivals Chicago and St. Louis. Their starting pitching shined in both series.
Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich left the game in the second inning with back soreness. He is considered day-to-day, according to manager Craig Counsell.
Daniel Ponce de Leon lasted just 1 1-3 innings and gave up six hits and seven runs.
John Gant (0-0, 0.00) will face Washington RHP Erick Fedde (0-1, 27.00) in the opening game of a three-game series on Monday in St. Louis. Gant has not allowed a home run in his last 39 1-3 innings, the longest current streak in the NL.
