Ashby ties Sale for big league lead with 6th win as Brewers defeat
Cardinals 6-2
[May 07, 2026]
By WARREN MAYES
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aaron Ashby tied Atlanta's Chris Sale
for the major league lead with his sixth win, backed by Andrew Vaughn's
three-run homer in a four-run first inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers
beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 Wednesday.
Aaron Ashby (6-0) entered to open the sixth and pitched
two hitless innings, allowing his only runner to reach on a walk, as
five pitchers combined on a four-hitter. |
St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn (0) reacts after lining out to Milwaukee
Brewers third baseman David Hamilton as Brewers catcher William
Contreras, right, watches during the fourth inning of a baseball game
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Rookie Brandon Sproat started and gave up one hit and three
walks over four innings while striking out five.
Andre Pallante (3-3) allowed five runs and eight hits in six
innings as the Cardinals lost for the second time in nine games.
St. Louis left fielder Nathan Church left after four innings
with a bruised left leg. Milwaukee leadoff hitter and
centerfielder Garrett Mitchell was scratched before the game
because of illness.
St. Louis burst ahead in the first on Jake Bauers' two-out RBI
single and Vaughn's first regular-season home run since last
Aug. 15 — he went deep twice in the NL Division Series against
the Chicago Cubs.
Joey Ortiz scored on Pallante's wild pitch in the fifth and
Jackson Chourio hit an RBI double in the ninth. Chourio went 6
for 10 with three doubles in the rain-shortened, two-game
series, including 4 for 4 Monday in his first game after
recovering from a broken left hand.
Alec Burleson had an RBI single in the eighth for St. Louis and
José Fermín hit a run-scoring grounder in the ninth.
Up next
Brewers: RHP Jacob Misiorowski (2-2, 2.84) starts Friday's
series opener against the New York Yankees and LHP Max Fried
(4-1, 2.39).
Cardinals: LHP Matthew Liberatore (1-1, 4.50) starts Thursday at
San Diego, which starts RHP Michael King (3-2, 2.95).
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