ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium III, improving to 19-16. The Brewers erupted for four runs in the first inning, capped by Andrew Vaughn’s three-run homer. Vaughn finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Milwaukee added a run in the fifth on a bases-loaded single by Jake Bauers, then made it 6-1 in the ninth on Jackson Chourio’s RBI double.

St. Louis, now 21-15, scored its first run in the eighth on Alec Burleson’s single. In the ninth, an error by shortstop Joey Ortiz allowed a second Cardinal run to cross. But Milwaukee’s bullpen held. Brandon Sproat tossed four shutout innings, allowing one hit with five strikeouts, earning top-star honors. Aaron Ashby (6-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings. Andre Pallante (3-3) took the loss after allowing five earned runs on eight hits over six innings. Attendance was 25,772, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes.