Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers, entering the contest at a stellar 66-40, continued their strong season by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, who stood at an even 53-53, by a final score of 8-4. As the pre-game favorite, the Brewers quickly asserted their dominance, setting the tone early in the game. In the top of the second inning, the scoring began with Frelick singling to right field, bringing Jake Bauers home. Pratt followed with a single to center, allowing Vaughn to score and push the Brewers' lead to 2-0.

Milwaukee truly broke the game open in the third inning, which proved to be the pivotal turning point. Turang's single to right brought Mitchell across the plate, extending the lead to 3-0. However, it was Jake Bauers who delivered the biggest blow of the day, launching a 391-foot home run to right field that also scored Chourio and Turang, propelling the Brewers to a commanding 6-0 advantage. Bauers was a standout performer for Milwaukee, finishing with two hits, including his crucial home run, three RBI, and two runs scored, while pitcher Logan Henderson contributed a solid 5.1 innings on the mound, recording four strikeouts and allowing three earned runs.

Despite the significant deficit, the Cardinals attempted to mount a comeback in the middle innings. St. Louis got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when Nootbaar singled to center, scoring Burleson and making it a 6-1 game. Their efforts continued in the sixth inning as Walker connected for a 406-foot home run to left, bringing Wetherholt and Burleson home and significantly narrowing the gap to 6-4, injecting some life back into the Cardinals' dugout.

However, Milwaukee quickly stifled any further comeback aspirations. In the very next inning, the Brewers responded in kind when Turang launched a 419-foot home run to center in the top of the seventh, re-establishing a three-run cushion at 7-4. An insurance run was added in the top of the ninth when Contreras hit a sacrifice fly to right, allowing Chourio to score and finalize the Brewers' victory at 8-4.