Herrera drives in 3 runs, Leahy pitches 5 1/3 solid innings as Cardinals
beat Brewers 6-3
[May 05, 2026]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Leahy pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Iván
Herrera drove in three runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the
Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night.
Leahy (4-3) struck out five and walked two while giving up six hits.
Riley O’Brien recorded the final two outs and earned his 10th save of
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St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Ivan Herrera celebrates after
hitting a three-run double during the fourth inning of a baseball game
against Milwaukee Brewers Monday, May 4, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP
Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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JJ Wetherholt went 2 of 4 with two RBIs, and Masyn Winn added an
RBI and a run scored.
Wetherholt opened the scoring with a single to center field that
scored Winn in the second inning, giving the Cardinals an early
lead they never surrendered. Herrera extended the lead to 4-0
with a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning.
The Brewers scored in the top of the sixth when Luis Rengifo
drove in Jake Bauers on a single to left field. Brice Turang hit
his fifth homer of the season in the ninth to pull Milwaukee
within the final margin of 6-3. The Brewers went 2 for 12 with
runners in scoring position.
St. Louis scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings.
Winn hit an RBI single, and Wetherholt drove in Victor Scott II
with a single in the eighth.
Chad Patrick (2-2) took the loss for the Brewers after allowing
four runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Patrick struck out
four and walked three.
Jackson Chourio finished 4 for 4 in his first game back in the
lineup for the Brewers. Chourio went on the injured list the
morning of opening day with a fractured bone in his left hand
after playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Up next
RHP Brandon Sproat (0-2, 6.75 ERA) takes the mound for the
Brewers against RHP Andre Pallante (3-2, 3.73 ERA) in the second
game of the series.
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