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Solarte helps lift Padres over the Brewers 7-3

SAN DIEGO -- Yangervis Solarte drove in two runs, Travis Jankowski had three hits and two walks and the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Monday night.

The win snapped the Brewers' four-game winning streak. Solarte's second hit was the key blow during a five-run fifth.

Carlos Villanueva (2-2) pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief of starter Jarred Cosart, allowing two runs and two hits. Villanueva was the first of four Padres relievers.

Milwaukee's Jimmy Nelson (6-10) ran into trouble in the fifth when the Padres went ahead 6-2, exiting with four innings pitched and eight hits allowed.