CINCINNATI -- Shoves? What shoves?

Struggling leadoff hitter Rickie Weeks matched his career high with four hits yesterday, and the slumping bottom of the Milwaukee Brewers' batting order chipped in, too, setting up a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that set a lot of things right.

The Brewers took two of three in a series that started with a pair of ugly shoves and concluded with a pair of uplifting wins that showed resiliency.

"We've got guys that don't care about situations that happen on or off the field," Weeks said.

The defining moment of the series happened in the dugout. First baseman Prince Fielder twice shoved pitcher Manny Parra during a 6-3 loss Monday night, when the Brewers had their NL wild card lead trimmed to a mere half-game over St. Louis. Fielder apologized a day later, and the Brewers were on their best behavior the rest of the way.

They even managed to get some clutch hits, the thing they've missed the most during their recent slide of seven losses in 11 games.

"The doom and gloom that was in here two days ago, and we end up with a 4-2 road trip and again, we're doing fine," manager Ned Yost said.

Jeff Suppan (7-7) handled the Reds' free-swinging lineup for the third time this season, allowing an RBI groundout and a two-run homer by Jay Bruce. Suppan has given up only six earned runs in those three starts against Cincinnati.

Eric Gagne struck out Edwin Encarnacion with two runners aboard to end the eighth. Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 26 chances.

The way the Brewers handled themselves in the two wins made those two shoves seem insignificant.

"When you get a team that's a little more experienced, you're able to understand the situations, confront them and move on," Suppan said. "You can see that maturity with our team. That's starting to show."

Weeks drove in a pair of runs with his second single off Homer Bailey (0-6), who failed to last six innings for the third start in a row.