Milwaukee ? Just five weeks into the season, the Milwaukee Brewers already have a seven-game winning streak and a seven-game losing streak.

Carlos Lee’s bloop single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Milwaukee its seventh straight victory, 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.

“That’s baseball,” said Brady Clark, who matched a career high with four hits. “You play 162 games, so anything is bound to happen.”

Clark led off the ninth with an infield single against reliever LaTroy Hawkins (1-2) and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Jeff Cirillo.

“It’s good when you can manufacture runs like that,” Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. “We’re doing the little things to win ballgames.”

After Geoff Jenkins struck out, Lee sent a soft fly to shallow right that second baseman Jerry Hairston couldn’t reach.

“He hit it out in no man’s land,” Hairston said. “You couldn’t have placed that ball any better.”

Derrick Turnbow (3-1) blew a save opportunity in the ninth, but earned the win. Chicago lost its fifth straight to fall a season-low three games under .500.

“This will make us stronger,” manager Dusty Baker said. “What do you want me to say? It’s not a slide. It’s a losing streak.”

Milwaukee's Carlos Lee, center, is swarmed by teammates after delivering the game-winning hit against Chicago. The Brewers defeated the Cubs, 6-5, Thursday in Milwaukee.

Chicago’s Aramis Ramirez hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth off Turnbow to tie the score at 5. It was his fifth of the season.

“Ramirez was just selling out for a fastball, and he got it,” Yost said. “(Turnbow) went right after him.”

Chad Moeller hit a two-out solo homer in the eighth to give Milwaukee a brief 5-4 lead. It was his first of the season.

Milwaukee starter Gary Glover pitched six innings and gave up three runs and seven hits. Chicago starter Greg Maddux also tossed six innings and allowed four runs and eight hits.

Chicago tied the score at 4 in the eighth on pinch-hitter Ben Grieve’s two-out single that scored Jeromy Burnitz from second base.

Milwaukee took a 4-3 lead on Wes Helms’ pinch-hit solo homer with two outs in the sixth. It was his first of the season.

Chicago tied it at 3 when Michael Barrett hit a two-out, two-run homer in the sixth.

Milwaukee scored in the first three innings. A sacrifice fly by Lyle Overbay scored Brady Clark to give Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the first.

Clark’s double in the second scored Moeller for a 2-0 advantage.

Chicago cut the deficit to 2-1 in the third when rookie Ronny Cedeno hit his first career home run.

The Brewers got the run back in the third on another sacrifice fly by Overbay.

“They’re a hot club right now,” Baker said. “They’re getting what they need.”

Braves 9, Astros 3

Atlanta — John Thomson pitched a three-hitter, Adam LaRoche had a career-high four RBIs, and Atlanta cruised past Houston. LaRoche has seven RBIs over the past two games. Coming off a three-double performance the day before, he hit a three-run homer over the center-field wall in the first inning.

Thomson (3-2) gave up two runs in the first, but retired 27 of the last 29 hitters he faced in a dominating performance. He also had an RBI single.

Padres 8, Cardinals 3

St. Louis — Brian Giles had four hits and five RBIs in San Diego’s victory over St. Louis, which turned the first triple play in the major leagues this season.

Giles ended an 0-for-22 slump by hitting a three-run homer and going 4-for-5, including an eighth-inning single that drove in the go-ahead run.

Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 2

Phoenix — Jose Castillo, playing for the first time since April 6, had three hits — including a solo homer and an RBI triple — and scored twice to lead Pittsburgh over Arizona.

The Pirates, 3-1 on a 10-game road trip, had 11 hits, two nights after setting a season high with 14 in a 7-4 victory over Houston.

Jason Bay and Jack Wilson also had solo homers, and Dave Williams (2-3) ended his three-game losing streak by holding the Diamondbacks to two runs in a season-high seven innings.

Mets 7, Phillies 5

New York — David Wright shattered his bat against the ground after striking out with the bases loaded in the third inning, then hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth to lead New York over Philadelphia.

Mike Piazza had four hits, including a three-run homer off Tim Worrell in the eighth.