MILWAUKEE – Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Florida beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Saturday night.

Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the sixth for the Marlins, who lost the first two games of this series.

Tied at 2-2 in the eighth, Hanley Ramirez singled to drive in Dan Uggla from second base. After Cabrera popped up to the catcher, Willingham hit his eighth homer of the season into the left-field seats off reliever Jose Capellan (0-1).

Matt Lidstrom (1-2) got the final out in the seventh and picked up the win. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth for his seventh save in seven chances.

Byung-Hyun Kim kept the Marlins in the game until the offense got going. Kim threw six innings, allowing a run and three hits, striking out three with two walks.

He left in the seventh with a 2-1 lead, but pinch hitter Corey Hart tied the game with a homer to center field off reliever Renyel Pinto.

Earlier, starting pitcher Chris Capuano hit the first pitch he saw from Kim over the left-field fence for his first career homer, giving Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the fifth.

The next inning, Cabrera sent a 1-2 pitch from Capuano over the right-field wall to put Florida up 2-1.

Capuano pitched seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits. He struck out a season-high 10 and walked three.

With the loss, the NL Central-leading Brewers will have to wait until Sunday to try to end their six-series losing streak. The Brewers, who are 7-15 in their last 22 games, lead the series with Florida 2-1.

Notes: Capuano recorded his 500th career strikeout in the first inning, when he struck out 2B Dan Uggla looking. … Capuano’s homer was the first by a Milwaukee pitcher since Sept. 12, 2003, when Brooks Kieschnick hit one at San Francisco.

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