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After Goldschmidt's two-run home run tied it in a four-run
seventh, St. Louis went ahead 7-5 with two in the eighth off
Aaron Ashby (3-1), who came on to start inning.
Nolan Arenado walked to open the eighth and went to third on a
single by Dylan Carlson, who took second on the throw. Arenado
scored and Carlson advanced on a passed ball. Yadier Molina
followed with a sacrifice fly.
Goldschmidt's ninth-inning solo homer, his 29th, made it 8-5.
T.J. McFarland (4-1) got the victory with a scoreless inning of
relief. Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th
save.
St. Louis (83-69) pulled within 7 1/2 games of National League
Central-leading Milwaukee (91-62), which has secured a playoff
spot but has lost five straight. The Cardinals now hold a 4
1/2-game edge on the Philadelphia Phillies (79-74) for the
second NL wild card.
The last time St. Louis won at least 12 straight was a 12-game
run in April 1982.
After being held in check by starter Adrian Houser, St. Louis
rallied in the seventh against the Brewers' bullpen. The
Cardinals loaded the bases against Jake Cousins on a one-out
single by Edmundo Sosa and walks to Harrison Bader and
pinch-hitter Lars Nootbaar.
Brad Boxberger relieved and Edman's fielder's choice grounder
scored Sosa. Bader scored on Boxberger's errant pick-off attempt
to first, and Goldschmidt homered to left-center to tie it 5-5.
Tyrone Taylor, activated off the injured list Monday, put the
Brewers up 4-0 in the first with a grand slam off Adam
Wainwright and then made it 5-0 in the fourth with his 12th
homer.
The Cardinals got a run in the fifth when Carlson tripled and
Molina singled, but they left the bases loaded.
After Kolten Wong singled to open in the first, Wainwright
retired the next two hitters before Eduardo Escobar worked a
nine-pitch walk. Luis Urias walked to load the bases and Taylor
gave the Brewers their first lead of the four-game series.
Wainwright, who allowed five runs in four innings, struck out
Luis Urias to open the fourth for his 2,000th career strikeout,
joining Hall of Famer Bob Gibson as the only St. Louis pitchers
to reach that milestone.
--Field Level Media
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