ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Brice Turang’s two-out single in the top of the 10th inning drove in the decisive run, and the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen delivered five scoreless frames to secure a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in extra innings on Saturday night at Busch Stadium.

In a tense, back-and-forth contest that saw both teams collect nine hits, the Brewers (95-60) broke a 2-2 deadlock in the final frame to bounce back from a loss in the series opener.

The game-winning rally began with automatic runner Jackson Chourio stationed at second base. After Christian Yelich lined out to left and Danny Jansen grounded out, moving Chourio to third, Turang came through with a clutch ground ball single up the middle off Cardinals reliever JoJo Romero to plate the go-ahead run.

Milwaukee’s relief corps was the story, silencing the St. Louis offense when it mattered most. After starter Chad Patrick allowed two runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings, Aaron Ashby, Jared Koenig and Abner Uribe combined for 5 2/3 innings of shutout baseball, yielding just four hits and striking out four.

Koenig, who pitched two perfect innings in the eighth and ninth, earned the win to improve to 7-1. Uribe then sealed the victory in the bottom of the 10th, working around the automatic runner by inducing a key double play and a flyout to notch the save.

Romero took the loss for St. Louis (75-80), falling to 4-6 on the year.

The Brewers struck first in the second inning. Jake Bauers laced a double to center field and advanced to third on a walk to Andrew Vaughn. Shortstop Joey Ortiz then delivered a sharp RBI single to right field, scoring Bauers for an early 1-0 lead.

St. Louis answered back in the fourth. Iván Herrera and Alec Burleson hit back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners. Veteran Nolan Arenado followed by lifting a fly ball into left field for a single, easily scoring Herrera to tie the game at 1-1.

The Cardinals took their first and only lead an inning later. Pedro Pagés and Jordan Walker singled to put two on, and Victor Scott II moved them over with a sacrifice bunt. Brendan Donovan then grounded a single through the right side of the infield, scoring Pagés to give St. Louis a 2-1 advantage. The threat was extinguished when Iván Herrera grounded into an inning-ending double play.

Milwaukee responded immediately in the top of the sixth to knot the score again. Caleb Durbin led off with a double off Cardinals reliever Kyle Leahy, moved to third on a groundout, and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Vaughn, making it 2-2.

Both teams had opportunities to break the tie in the later innings but were stymied by strong pitching and defensive plays. The Cardinals grounded into two double plays, including a critical one in the bottom of the seventh that squashed a potential rally after they had put runners on the corners with one out.

St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas turned in a solid effort, allowing two runs on seven hits over five innings while striking out three. Leahy provided two strong innings of relief, giving up just one hit.

The game was a defensive struggle, with the Brewers’ pitchers throwing just 51 strikes compared to 45 balls, while the Cardinals’ staff was more efficient with 49 strikes against 35 balls.

The announced attendance was 36,212, and the game time was 2 hours, 44 minutes.

With the win, Milwaukee maintained its firm grip on the National League Central division lead and will look to take the series rubber match on Sunday. The Cardinals, having been officially eliminated from postseason contention, will play for pride in their final home games of the 2025 campaign.