St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers secured a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, fending off a late-game rally thanks to dominant early pitching and a commanding lead built in the initial innings. Milwaukee, a pregame favorite, never trailed in the contest, relying on its strong starting performance to stifle the Cardinals' offense for most of the game.

Milwaukee quickly established control, scoring three runs in the opening frame. Sal Frelick (MIL) crossed the plate on a Chourio single, followed by a Bauers run on a Turang infield hit. Yelich then singled to left, bringing Chourio home for a 3-0 lead. The Brewers continued to extend their advantage, with Sánchez adding a two-run homer in the third inning and Chourio collecting another RBI single in the fourth, scoring Hamilton, to push the lead to 6-0.

St. Louis mounted its strongest challenge in the eighth inning, initiating a four-run rally. The Cardinals finally broke the shutout when Prieto scored on a fielding error by second baseman Turang, and Walker advanced to second on an ensuing throwing error by shortstop Pratt. Leo Bernal then crushed a 397-foot, three-run homer to right field, scoring Walker and Herrera, dramatically narrowing the gap to 6-4. Despite the significant four-run inning for St. Louis, the Brewers' early offensive outburst and strong pitching performance from Jacob Misiorowski, who threw 5.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts, proved insurmountable.

Ultimately, the Brewers' early scoring and effective pitching held up against the Cardinals' late surge, allowing them to close out the game as predicted by pregame models that highlighted Milwaukee's pitching advantage. The Milwaukee Brewers now stand at 103-59, while the St. Louis Cardinals' record falls to 77-85.