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Gorman put the Cardinals in front 3-2 in the fourth inning with
his fifth homer. It came off recently signed Chi Chi Gonzalez,
thrust into a spot start when Aaron Ashby went on the injured
list.
Gorman, who went 4-for-4, opened the seventh inning with another
homer, off Miguel Sanchez, to make it 4-2. Gorman also had RBI
singles in the first and eighth innings.
The Cardinals added two in the eighth on four singles to push
the lead to 6-2 as they evened the four-game showdown at a game
apiece.
Four relievers blanked the Brewers in relief of Jack Flaherty,
who was making his second start since opening the season on the
injured list with a sore right shoulder. Zack Thompson (1-0)
came on in the fourth and pitched 1 2/3 innings for the victory.
Flaherty battled through three innings, allowing two runs on
three hits, but walked five in a 71-pitch outing. He also had
pitched three innings in his previous start.
Gonzalez (0-1), claimed on waivers last week from Minnesota,
allowed three runs on four hits in four innings in his Brewers
debut.
The Cardinals scored twice in the first. Brendan Donovan singled
with one out, moved to third on Nolan Arenado's double and
scored on Juan Yepez's groundout. Gorman followed with an RBI
single to right.
Willy Adames brought the Brewers even in the bottom half against
Flaherty, with his team-leading 14th homer following a leadoff
walk to Christian Yelich.
The Brewers stranded runners at second in both the second and
third innings. Flaherty issued consecutive walks to start the
third, but he recovered to retire three straight.
After that, Milwaukee's only base runner until the ninth, when
Luis Urias doubled, was Andrew McCutchen, who drew a two-out
walk in the fifth.
--Field Level Media
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