Brewers rally in eighth to top Cardinals, complete sweep
MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field, completing a three-game sweep in front of 30,391 fans in a game that lasted 2 hours, 17 minutes.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Bryan Torres tripled to right field, scoring Jordan Walker. Brewers starter Chad Patrick worked four innings, allowing five hits and one earned run with four strikeouts. Cardinals starter Dustin May was dominant through seven innings, yielding two hits and one earned run while striking out nine.
Milwaukee tied the game in the eighth on Christian Yelich’s RBI single. Later in the inning, Jackson Chourio reached on a fielding error by shortstop Masyn Winn, allowing Sal Frelick to score the go-ahead run. Aaron Ashby (9-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, and Trevor Megill recorded his sixth save with a perfect ninth.
The Brewers improved to 33-20, while the Cardinals fell to 29-25. St. Louis outhit Milwaukee 8-3 but could not overcome the late defensive miscue.