MILWAUKEE -- Having surrendered the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of a pitchers' duel on Wednesday, an angry Tim Hudson showed his frustration with a visible tirade in the dugout, clearing out some water bottles and kicking some clutter.

"I felt like my 2-year-old little boy right after he throws a tantrum for a minute," Hudson said. "I felt pretty good after that."

Whatever your average fuming toddler needs as a calming influence -- a chocolate bar, a favorite toy, a television program -- the Atlanta offense became all of those things in the eighth. Brian McCann's three-run double jump-started a seven-run frame, the team's biggest inning of the season, keeping Hudson in line for the victory in a 9-3 win over the Brewers at Miller Park.

"If anybody deserves to win a ballgame like that, it's Hudson," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "He should be probably 9-2, and he's pitched lights out all year except for one ballgame. And that was in Boston, when he got hit with a line drive in the first inning.

"We've got a good-hitting team. Neither team was doing much at all, and all of a sudden, boom, we exploded. We took a little more patience at the plate today."

Trailing 2-1 entering the inning, Atlanta drew two walks against Derrick Turnbow (1-3). Edgar Renteria's single loaded the bases before lefty specialist Brian Shouse entered to face McCann. The catcher's shot to the gap gave the Braves all the runs they needed to clinch the series win.

Andruw Jones added a double, and Jeff Francoeur, Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz chipped in RBI singles for good measure. Diaz pinch-hit and had two plate appearances during the 12-batter frame.

"We fed off Brian's hit, no doubt," Francoeur said. "We finally got people on base and were able to continue it. It gives us some confidence in the off-day, and we'll come back Friday ready to go."

It was the most runs the Braves have scored in an inning this season, eclipsing the six they scored in the fifth at Philadelphia on April 5. Hudson (6-3) was the beneficiary after pitching closer to his April form, following back-to-back starts of allowing five earned runs or more. The right-hander finished with two runs allowed on six hits, needing just 76 pitches to negotiate seven frames, even if his second-to-last toss allowed Milwaukee to take a lead.

Damian Miller scored from third with two outs after Hudson's first pitch to Corey Hart skirted to the backstop.

"It was a breaking ball out of the zone, and I just choked it off and bounced it," Hudson said. "'Mac' was kicking himself for not blocking it, but I told him it was a tough pitch. I thought that was the ballgame. I couldn't believe I was going to lose 2-1 on a wild pitch.

"The guys came out with some fire under them in that inning. They had some great at-bats, worked the count and took advantage of some pitchers that were trying to get ahead early.

"It would have been tough to swallow, but the guys really picked me up. I'm going to take them all to dinner tomorrow, probably."

Brewers starter Dave Bush, also coming off consecutive bad outings, matched Hudson with seven strong innings, allowing a run on six hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

"I should send my bats over to him so he can use them for firewood," said Francoeur, who had three bats broken by Bush's breaking-ball repertoire, though one was good for a double. "He cost Louisville a couple hundred bucks today."

Kelly Johnson hit his seventh home run of the year in the third, a solo shot that tied the game. Since May 19, Johnson is hitting 15-for-42 (.357) after his three-hit performance Wednesday.

Prince Fielder, who homered in each game of the three-game set, took Rafael Soriano deep in the eighth. It was only the second hit Soriano has allowed in more than 15 innings and the first run in 16 appearances. Jones had a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

Renteria finished with four hits, including a pair of doubles, and the Braves bounced back nicely in winning a road series directly following a three-game sweep at home against Philadelphia.

"Winning on getaway day is the best feeling in the world," Cox said. "It'll be a good ride to Chicago."