Aguilar, Perez fuel Milwaukee’s win

MILWAUKEE — Jesus Aguilar homered twice, Hernan Perez added a three-run shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Sunday.

Aguilar hit a solo drive in the seventh and a three-run shot in the eighth. The burly slugger moved into a tie with Colorado’s Nolan Arenado for the NL lead with 22 homers. Milwaukee also got another solid start from Junior Guerra (6-5) in its sixth win in seven games. The righthander allowed one run and seven hits in six innings, helped by three double plays.

Freddie Freeman had three hits and drove in a run for Atlanta, which has dropped five of six. The Braves remained in a virtual tie with Philadelphia for the NL East lead, a just a single percentage point back of the Phillies.

Atlanta left-hander Sean Newcomb (8-4) was tagged for five runs and five hits in 32⁄3 innings. He lasted just 22⁄3 innings in his previous outing against the Yankees, allowing five runs and three hits with five walks.

Milwaukee grabbed control with five runs in the third. Christian Yelich singled in Jonathan Villar and Travis Shaw had a sacrifice fly before Perez drive to center for his homer.

Eric Thames opened the eighth with his first career pinchhit homer, making it 7-1 with his 13th homer of the season.

Atlanta got on the board in the fifth. Dansby Swanson doubled and scored when shortstop Tyler Saladino misplayed Ender Inciarte’s popup in shallow left for an error. The Braves had runners on the corners with one out when Guerra got Freeman to bounce into a double play.

The Braves left runners on second and third in the sixth when Swanson flied to right. hit a sixth