Nolan Arenado's 3-run double helps Cardinals beat Brewers 7-1
[September 20, 2025]
By DAVID SOLOMON
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double
in St. Louis' five-run fifth inning, and Alec Burleson added three hits
to help the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Friday night.
Sonny Gray (14-8) allowed one run and nine hits while striking out seven
in six innings, and the Cardinals won for the third time in five games. |
St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson drops his bat after hitting a single
during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Jacob Misiorowski (5-3) allowed two runs and five hits with
three walks in 3 2/3 innings for the Brewers, who had won three
straight since a loss to the Cardinals in Milwaukee on Sunday.
Sal Frelick lined his 11th homer of the season to right field to
lead off the third inning and pull Milwaukee to 2-1. Frelick is
8 for 26 (.308) with two home runs and eight RBIs during a
seven-game hitting streak.
Lars Nootbaar hit a two-out RBI single to give the Cardinals a
1-0 lead in the first after Misiorowski walked Brendan Donovan
and Iván Hererra to start the inning. St. Louis made it 2-0 in
the second when Thomas Saggese scored from third on a
double-play grounder.
Key moment
Donovan, Herrera and Burleson each singled off Rob Zastrynsky to
lead off the bottom of the fifth inning prompting Brewers
manager Pat Murphy to turn to Grant Anderson to face Arenado.
Arenado lined a 3-2 pitch down the left field line for a
bases-clearing double to etend the lead to 5-1. Saggese later
added an RBI double, and Jordan Walker stroke a two-out RBI
single to cap off a five-run inning that saw 10 men bat for the
Cardinals.
Key stat
Milwaukee’s magic number to clinch the NL Central was reduced to
three after the Cubs lost to Cincinnati earlier Friday night.
Up next
Brewers RHP Chad Patrick (3-8, 3.64 ERA) is scheduled to face
Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (8-10, 4.80) on Saturday night.
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