Chicago right-hander Yu Darvish struck out nine in six innings on Saturday, but missed the chance for his first win of the year as the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2.

Darvish gave up two hits at Miller Park, the first to Brewers first baseman Eric Thames in the fourth. With a full count, Thames cranked a slider to right to put the Brewers ahead 1-0.

Darvish struck out two before allowing his second hit to Domingo Santana on a single, and the inning ended when Jonathan Villar flied out to center. Darvish fanned all three batters in the fifth and one more in the sixth to cap off his nine total.