Leahy, Cardinals top Brewers 6‑3 with balanced attack
ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Kyle Leahy pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night.
Leahy (4-3) allowed six hits, struck out five and walked two before turning the game over to the bullpen. Riley O’Brien recorded the final two outs for his 10th save.
Iván Herrera drove in three runs with a double in the fourth inning that gave St. Louis a 4-1 lead. JJ Wetherholt added two hits and two RBIs, and Masyn Winn had an RBI single in the seventh.
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang hit a two-run homer in the ninth, his fifth of the season. Jackson Chourio went 4 for 4 for the Brewers.
Chad Patrick (2-2) took the loss for Milwaukee, which fell to 18-16. The Cardinals improved to 21-14.
St. Louis scored single runs in the second, seventh and eighth innings to go with its three-run fourth. Milwaukee scored once in the sixth and twice in the ninth.
Attendance was 22,080 at Busch Stadium III. The game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes.