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MLB: Milwaukee 3, San Francisco 0

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 (UPI) -- Wes Obermueller fired 6 2/3 scoreless innings Wednesday as Milwaukee snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over San Francisco.

Obermueller (1-1) earned his third career win, allowing just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts. He did not face a three-ball count until issuing his lone walk with two outs in the seventh.

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The righthander also chipped in an RBI single with two away in the top of the seventh to cap the scoring.

Jeff Bennett and Dan Kolb completed the four-hitter. Bennett worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh and Kolb fired a scoreless ninth for his third save.

Geoff Jenkins belted his first homer of the season in the second off Brian Cooper (0-1) to open the scoring. Four batters later, Gary Bennett singled home a run for a 2-0 lead.

Making his first major league appearance in two years, Cooper yielded two runs and four hits with a walk and two strikeouts in six innings.

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