MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jimmy Nelson scattered three hits over 6 2-3 solid innings, Khris Davis drove in two runs and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.The Padres scored an unearned run off Nelson (9-9) in the fourth, but the big right-hander, who threw a season-high 112 pitches, allowed nothing more. He walked one and struck out four before leaving with a 2-1 lead and two out in the seventh. Jeremy Jeffress retired pinch-hitter Brett Wallace to end the inning.Davis, who struck out with runners in scoring position for Milwaukee in the first and fifth, knocked in a run with a two-out base hit in the third, snapping a 2-17 slump, and a sacrifice fly in the seventh. 
Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 24th save in as many chances.Jean Segura's run-scoring grounder drove in the last run which was reviewed and confirmed. Adam Lind just beat the sweeping tag by catcher Derek Norris in the seventh.Elian Herrera's RBI single in the Brewers fourth made up for his costly two-base throwing error in the Padres' half of that inning.Matt Kemp took second on third baseman Herrera's miscue, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Yonder Alonso to tie the game. Herrera's base hit scored Shane Peterson who tripled off Andrew Cashner (4-11).Yangervis Solarte extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games with single off Jeffress in the eighth. With runners at the corners, Will Smith came on with one out and struck out Yonder Alonso and Jedd Gyorko.Cashner allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings. He walked four and struck out five.
Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 24th save in as many chances.Jean Segura's run-scoring grounder drove in the last run which was reviewed and confirmed. Adam Lind just beat the sweeping tag by catcher Derek Norris in the seventh.Elian Herrera's RBI single in the Brewers fourth made up for his costly two-base throwing error in the Padres' half of that inning.Matt Kemp took second on third baseman Herrera's miscue, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Yonder Alonso to tie the game. Herrera's base hit scored Shane Peterson who tripled off Andrew Cashner (4-11).Yangervis Solarte extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games with single off Jeffress in the eighth. With runners at the corners, Will Smith came on with one out and struck out Yonder Alonso and Jedd Gyorko.Cashner allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings. He walked four and struck out five.
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