Brewers 3, Cardinals 2: Feeling right at home at Busch Stadium live score Game Highlights
ST. LOUIS – |A|
Busch Stadium is suddenly |B|
feeling like home sweet |C|
home for the Milwaukee |D|
Brewers. Riding a terrific |E|
start by Frankie Montas |F|
and strong games at |G|
the plate by William |H|
Contreras and Sal Frelick, |J|
the Brewers beat the |K|
St. Louis Cardinals on |L|
their turf for the |M|
seventh straight time, this |O|
time by a score |P|
of 3-2 on Tuesday |Q|
night in the teams |R|
series opener. The victory |S|
was the sixth straight |U|
for Milwaukee, a new |V|
season high, and extended |Y|
the teams lead in |Z|
the National League Central |A|
Division standings to 12 |B|
games with 37 remaining. |C|
|L| dir="ltr">Contreras, meanwhile, collected a |M| game-high three hits and |O| drove in the decisive |P| run with an eighth-inning |Q| double. Sal Frelick added |R| a pair of hits, |S| including a triple, drove |U| in a run and |V| also scored once.
Things |Y| got hairy in the |Z| ninth when Devin Williams |A| allowed a one-out single |B| and double in succession.
|C| dir="ltr">The Brewers then intentionally |D| loaded the bases, and |E| Williams delivered with consecutive |F| strikeouts of Paul Goldschmidt |G| and Nolan Gorman to |H| lock down his fifth |J| save in as many |K| opportunities.
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William Contreras |P| provides a little more |Q| insurance
After an eight-pitch, |R| 1-2-3 seventh by Montas, |S| Garrett Mitchell grounded a |U| one-out single up the |V| middle to bring Contreras |Y| to the plate.
He |Z| delivered his third straight |A| hit, this one a |B| 109.7-mph double off the |C| wall in center, that |D| plated Mitchell and upped |E| Milwaukees advantage to 3-0.
|F| dir="ltr">That extra run loomed |G| large, as well, with |H| manager Pat Murphy pulling |J| Montas (6-8) at 89 |K| pitches in favor of |L| Nick Mears for the |M| eighth. Mears allowed a |O| leadoff single and then |P| a two-out, two-run homer |Q| to pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter |R| that narrowed the Brewers |S| lead to 3-2.
Masyn |U| Winn next singled and |V| Murphy went to Jared |Y| Koenig with the left-handed-hitting |Z| Alec Burleson due up. |A| Oli Marmol went with |B| Tommy Pham instead, and |C| Koenig struck him out |D| on three pitches.
A |E| good approach against Erick |F| Fedde
The Cardinals big |G| trade-deadline acquisition had a |H| couple low-stress innings but |J| otherwise had to grind |K| against Milwaukees lineup.
With |L| Contreras on base following |M| his second consecutive single |O| in the sixth, Fedde |P| got Willy Adames to |Q| pop out but rookie |R| Tyler Black worked a |S| six-pitch walk that left |U| Feddes pitch count at |V| 95 and St. Louis |Y| manager Oli Marmol to |Z| lift him from the |A| game.
A terrific diving |B| play at shortstop by |C| Masyn Winn robbed Rhys |D| Hoskins of an RBI |E| and kept the Brewers |F| scoreless, but getting Fedde |G| out of the game |H| and into the Cardinals |J| bullpen was a victory |K| in itself.
Montas, who |L| had issued seven walks |M| in his previous two |O| starts, handed out his |P| first one with one |Q| out in the sixth |R| to light-hitting speedster Victor |S| Scott II.
Winn followed |U| with a sharp chopper |V| to Joey Ortiz, who, |Y| stationed deep at third |Z| base picked it cleanly |A| on the hop, pivoted |B| and made a strong |C| throw down to second |D| to force Scott.
Alec |E| Burleson followed by flying |F| out, and Montas was |G| through six innings for |H| the first time with |J| Milwaukee.
Improved efficiency for |K| Frankie Montas
High pitch |L| counts left Montas able |M| to complete five innings |O| only once in his |P| first three starts for |Q| Milwaukee.
He needed only |R| 22 pitches to navigate |S| the first two in |U| this one, however, and |V| even though he needed |Y| 14 and 19 respectively |Z| to complete the third |A| and fourth, Montas had |B| allowed only one baserunner |C| on a fourth-inning single |D| by Burleson.
The offense |E| gave Montas a little |F| more breathing room in |G| the fifth when Frelick |H| lined a triple into |J| the right-field corner to |K| give him his first |L| multi-hit game since Aug. |M| 8. One batter later, |O| he came in to |P| score on an opposite-field |Q| single off the bat |R| of Ortiz that made |S| it 2-0.
Free passes |U| lead to first run
|V| dir="ltr">With one out, Fedde |Y| walked Adames and Black |Z| in consecutive plate appearances |A| in the second inning. |B| After Hoskins lined out, |C| Frelick went the other |D| way and dropped a |E| single into left-center that |F| scored Adames and got |G| the Brewers out front |H| for the sixth consecutive |J| game.
Brewers time, TV, |K| radio
The Brewers game |L| starts at 6:45 p.m. |M| Tuesday.
TV: Bally Sports |O| Wisconsin. Radio: AM-620 and |P| a state network.
Brewers |Q| lineup
Brice Turang |R| 2B
Jackson Chourio |S| LF
Garrett Mitchell |U| CF
William Contreras |V| DH
Willy Adames |Y| SS
Tyler Black |Z| DH
Rhys Hoskins |A| 1B
Sal Frelick |B| RF
Joey Ortiz |C| 3B
Cardinals lineup
|D| dir="ltr">Masyn Winn SS
|E| dir="ltr">Alec Burleson DH
|F| dir="ltr">Willson Contreras C
|G| dir="ltr">Brandon Donovan LF
|H| dir="ltr">Nolan Arenado 3B
|J| dir="ltr">Lars Nootbaar RF
|K| dir="ltr">Paul Goldschmidt 1B
|L| dir="ltr">Nolan Gorman 2B
|M| dir="ltr">Victor Scott II CF
|O| dir="ltr">Brewers schedule
Brewers at |P| Cardinals, 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. |Q| Milwaukee RHP Tobias Myers |R| (6-5, 2.81) vs. St. |S| Louis RHP Kyle Gibson |U| (7-5, 4.26). Broadcasts: TV |V| – Bally Sports Wisconsin. |Y| Radio – AM-620.
Brewers |Z| at Cardinals, 1:15 p.m. |A| Thursday. Milwaukee RHP Freddy |B| Peralta (8-7, 4.00) vs. |C| St. Louis RHP Miles |D| Mikolas (8-10, 5.41). Broadcasts: |E| TV – Bally Sports |F| Wisconsin. Radio – AM-620.
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