St. Louis ? A pitcher who had been winless since August helped the Milwaukee Brewers find a way to beat the St. Louis Cardinals.

Chris Capuano allowed just two runs in 61/3 innings and also doubled, leading the Brewers to a 4-3 victory Thursday that avoided a three-game sweep.

“To pitch to this lineup like he did, and to hold them like that, that was good,” manager Ned Yost said. “We needed to get on the board, and we needed one of our starters to hold them and give us a chance, and he did just that.”

Russell Branyan homered, and Brady Clark had a two-run double for the Brewers, who won for only the third time in 13 games and defeated the Cardinals for the first time in six meetings this season. They also won for the first time this year when scoring fewer than six runs.

Reggie Sanders hit his fifth homer for the Cardinals, who lost for only the second time in 13 games. St. Louis has 14 victories this month, tying the 1963 Cardinals for most April wins in franchise history, and completed a 6-2 homestand.

The game, a makeup from a rainout Monday, was delayed 1 hour, 16 minutes at the start by rain. It was played in 50-degree temperatures.