St. Louis starting pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed
two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and
walked two.
Reliever Ryan Helsley (5-4) earned the victory.
Joey Ortiz drove in three runs and Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5
with two RBIs and a run for the Brewers, who saw their six-game
winning streak end.
Brewers starting pitcher Tobias Myers allowed two runs on six
hits in four innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Reliever Trevor Megill (0-3) took the loss.
Home plate umpire Brian Walsh ejected Milwaukee manager Pat
Murphy in the ninth inning for protesting ball-and-strike calls.
The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. Arenado hit
a leadoff double, extending his on-base streak to 20 games, then
Lars Nootbaar hit a single and Matt Carpenter walked.
Pham hit a sacrifice fly, and Winn hit an RBI single.
The Brewers cut their deficit to 2-1 in the fifth inning. Rhys
Hoskins walked, moved to third on Sal Frelick's single and
scored on Ortiz's sacrifice fly.
Milwaukee tied the score 2-2 in the sixth. Chourio hit a triple
and scored on William Contreras' double.
The Brewers moved ahead 4-2 in the seventh inning. Hoskins and
Ortiz walked, Brice Turang reached on a bunt, and Chourio hit a
two-run single.
But the Cardinals tied the score in their half of the inning.
Alec Burleson hit a double and Baker smacked a pinch-hit homer
in his first big league at-bat of the season.
Milwaukee retook the lead 6-4 in the eighth inning. Willy Adames
and Hoskins walked, and Ortiz hit a two-run double.
The Cardinals tied the score 6-6 in the ninth to force extra
innings. Devin Williams hit Willson Contreras with a pitch to
lead off the inning. Jose Fermin hit a double and Nootbaar,
Carpenter and Pham drew walks to force in the tying runs.
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