For six innings, the game had the feel of something that could still be decided. Then the seventh inning happened. The Milwaukee Brewers sent ten batters to the plate, scored seven times, and turned a 3-2 game into a 10-2 final, handing the St. Louis Cardinals their fourth consecutive loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Robert Gasser held the Cardinals in check long enough to earn the win. The left-hander worked 7.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, walking 1 and striking out 4 on 94 pitches. He moves to 2-3 on the season with a 4.15 ERA. The bullpen covered the final 1.1 innings without allowing a run.
The Seventh Inning
Joey Ortiz opened the seventh with a home run to left center, a 415-foot shot that pushed the lead to 4-2. Brice Turang followed with a double to center that scored L. Lara. Then Sánchez singled to left, bringing home Turang and Andrew Vaughn to make it 7-2. Jackson Chourio singled to center to score Garrett Mitchell, and Cooper Pratt capped the inning with a two-run double to left, scoring Chourio and Sánchez. Seven runs, one inning, game over.
Pratt finished 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Ortiz went 2-for-5 with his home run and 1 RBI. Turang added 2 hits, 2 doubles and 1 RBI in 5 at-bats. The Cardinals' lone bright spot came in the sixth, when Nelson Velazquez hit a 2-run home run to center — 403 feet — to pull St. Louis within 3-2. Velazquez finished 1-for-4 with 2 RBI on the night.
Hunter Dobbins took the loss, his first of the season, falling to 1-1. He lasted 5.0 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts on 92 pitches. The Cardinals' bullpen allowed 7 runs over 4.0 innings as the deficit grew beyond reach. St. Louis managed just 4 hits on the night.
Milwaukee extended its winning streak to four games and improved to 58-33, holding first place in the division. The Cardinals fell to 47-43, dropping their fourth straight.