Brewers edge Cardinals as Turang homers, bullpen seals victory

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Brice Turang hit a two-run homer and Milwaukee’s bullpen closed out a 3-2 win over St. Louis on Saturday at American Family Field. The Brewers improved to 103-61, while the Cardinals fell to 79-86. St. Louis scored single runs in the first and second innings. Milwaukee answered with one run in the second and two in the fourth. Quinn Mathews took the loss after allowing three earned runs on five hits over five innings, walking two and striking out seven. Dustin May started for Milwaukee and gave up two earned runs on three hits over three innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Kyle Harrison earned the win with two hitless innings and four strikeouts. Aaron Ashby recorded the save with two hitless innings and two strikeouts. Turang went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. St. Louis had three hits, while Milwaukee had eight. Attendance was 42,900. The game took 2 hours, 33 minutes.