ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Michael McGreevy pitched six-plus strong innings and Alec Burleson drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Wednesday at Busch Stadium III.

The Cardinals scored two runs in the first inning on a double by Jordan Walker and a double by Burleson. They added a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth on Burleson’s two-run home run, his 15th of the season. Milwaukee scored its only run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Cooper Pratt.

McGreevy allowed five hits and one earned run while striking out six over 6 1/3 innings to improve to 4-7. Kyle Harrison took the loss, falling to 8-2, after giving up four hits and three earned runs in four innings. Garrett Stallings pitched two scoreless innings for Milwaukee, striking out three.

Both teams recorded seven hits. The attendance was 20,395, and the game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. The Brewers dropped to 58-34, while the Cardinals improved to 48-43. St. Louis had lost the previous three games in the series.