MILWAUKEE -- Kyle Lohse had the Chicago Cubs hitting harmless groundballs early in counts. He threw in the occasional fastball to keep batters off balance. The Cubs struggled at the plate with the Milwaukee Brewers veteran locked in with his slider and sinker. Lohse allowed just three hits in a complete game shutout, and Ryan Braun had a two-run homer in the first inning of a 9-0 rout against the Cubs on Sunday. Milwaukee pounded Cubs ace Jeff Samardzija (1-5) for eight earned runs in three innings, raising his ERA from 1.68 to 2.54. "I figured it would be low-scoring on both ends. I knew Kyle had a good chance of keeping them down and I didnt expect to get a lot of runs off Samardzija. Great offence," manager Ron Roenicke said. Braun homered to left on the first pitch he saw from Samardzija, and the Brewers rolled from there with Samardzija having trouble locating his fastball. Lyle Overbay broke the game open with a three-run double in the third. Even Lohse had success at the plate with an RBI single to drive in Overbay to make it 8-0 for the pitchers second run-scoring hit of the game. Lohse (7-1) needed just 93 pitches in tossing his eighth career shutout. "Its fun to go out there and help out, add on, but thats not my main job," Lohse said about his 2 for 3 day with the bat. "My main job was to go out there and get us deep in the game, and I take a little more pride in that." With Lohses pitch count at just 83 pitches after eight innings, Roenicke wasnt even thinking about pulling the veteran. "I didnt even go talk to him. When you see that kind of game and the pitch count that low, its impressive," the skipper said. One of the few highlights for Chicago was Brian Schlitters single to lead off the seventh for the relievers first major league hit. Otherwise it was a frustrating day for the last-place Cubs. They lost their 14th straight series on the road, a streak dating to last September. Samardzijas "command wasnt the best today, but it was just one of those days for him," manager Rick Renteria said. "I think very rare." The eight earned runs allowed were as many as Samardzija had given up in his previous six starts. Scooter Gennett had two doubles off Samardzija before hitting his third homer of the year in the fifth off reliever Justin Grimm. Gennetts first double exemplified the Cubs afternoon. A high fly to shallow left-centre in the second fell in between backpedaling shortstop Starlin Castro and charging outfielder Junior Lake, who looked away in frustration as Gennett hustled into second. "You have to take advantage of mistakes against a good pitcher like that. When a team makes mistakes like that, you have to jump on it," Braun said. Two innings later, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was ejected by home plate umpire Jerry Meals for arguing a called third strike and Chicago trailing by eight. The left-handed slugger turned to face Meals and pointed angrily with his left arm at the ground before being sent back to the dugout by Renteria. "I said my peace and I definitely understand why I got ejected," Rizzo said. "Im going to move on." Braun hit his ninth homer of the year and second in three days. The Brewers hope it might be a sign that hes over the right oblique injury that sidelined him for two weeks in May. Notes: Chicago planned to give Luis Valbuena a couple days off as a precaution after Renteria said the infielder was "a little tired, a little sore" with what he described as an abdominal ailment. ... Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez (hamstring) went 0 for 2 and fielded a grounder in four innings in his first game of a two-day rehab stint at the teams Class A affiliate in Appleton. ... ... Chicago is off Monday and opens a three-game series Tuesday against the visiting New York Mets. 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Colin Kaepernick went 18-for-33 for 174 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for the 49ers (7-6), who have dropped two straight to deal a hard blow to their postseason hopes. Trailing by three points, the Raiders took the lead for good with 4:09 to play in the third quarter as Carr found Reece for a 9-yard score and a 17-13 lead. The big play of the 80-yard drive was a 27-yard catch by Rivera. A three-and-out from San Francisco saw Oakland get the ball back at its own 20, and the team was able to pad its lead. Facing a 3rd-and-8, Carr and Rivera hooked up for a 27-yard gain down to the San Francisco 29. Two more first downs saw the team get down to the 49ers 3, and Carr eventually finding Rivera for a 24-13 lead with 10:39 to play. San Francisco got into scoring position and Phil Dawson lined up for a 47-yard attempt, but he missed it to the left with 5:07 to play. Oakland was quickly forced to a three-and-out, but Kaepernick was picked off by Charles Woodson to seal the victory for the Raiders. The first snap of the game saw Kaepernick picked off by Brandian Ross as Oakland took over just short of midfield. Oakland managed to gain just 12 yards, but that was enough for Sebastian Janikowski to calmly drill a 57-yard field goal to give his team an early 3-0 lead. Aftter an exchange of punts, the 49ers started a drive at their own 40 and Vernon Davis had a catch-and-run for 23 yards on the first snap.dddddddddddd Facing a 1st- and-goal at the Oakland 8, Kaepernick tossed a soft pass to his left and Bruce Miller ran it in for a 7-3 lead with under two minutes to play in the first quarter. The Raiders answered on their ensuing touch with an 11-play, 74-yard drive that saw Carr hit Vincent Brown for 20 yards on a 3rd-and-9. Facing a 3rd-and- goal at the 3, Carr rolled out to his left and hit left tackle Penn, who checked in as an eligible receiver, for a 10-7 lead with 10:45 to play in the half. San Francisco had a 54-yard field goal from Dawson on its next possession nullified due to a holding call, but was able to get a 52-yarder from Dawson with just one second left in the first half to send the game into the locker room tied at 10-10. The Niners first touch of the second half bore fruit, as a nine-play, 44-yard drive was capped on a 20-yard field goal from Dawson for a 13-10 lead with 8:34 left in the third. Bruce Ellingtons 23-yard punt return gave the team good field position to start the drive. Game Notes This was Oaklands first home win over the 49ers since 1991, when the team was based in Los Angeles ... The Niners had won three straight over the Raiders coming in ... Rivera finished the game with seven catches for 109 yards ... Oakland plays at Kansas City next Sunday ... 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