Sal Frelick scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning error as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 2-1 win and a series sweep over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.
Milwaukee took the lead in the eighth when Jackson Chourio’s two-out grounder was misplayed by St. Louis shortstop Masyn Winn, allowing Frelick to score from third base.
St. Louis starter Dustin May (3-6) gave up two hits, two runs (one earned) and set a season high with nine strikeouts. The right-hander held the Brewers hitless through the first seven innings but didn’t retire either of the batters he faced in the eighth.
Garrett Mitchell broke up May’s no-hit bid with a ringing double to left field to lead off the eighth, and Luis Rengifo’s bunt single gave the Brewers runners on first and third.
JoJo Romero relieved May and allowed Frelick to reach base on a fielder’s choice. After Romero struck out Andrew Vaughn, he gave up Christian Yelich’s RBI single that tied the game 1-1. Chourio followed with the grounder to shortstop.
Aaron Ashby (9-0) yielded one hit and one walk while striking out two in two scoreless innings of relief. Trevor Megill notched his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.
Jordan Walker had two hits for the Cardinals, who lost their fourth straight game.
Winn hit a one-out single in the ninth and stole second base. Bryan Torres flied out to the warning track, advancing Winn to third, but Megill struck out pinch hitter Yohel Pozo to end the game.
Earlier in the game, Walker’s second hit, a blooper into shallow right field, opened the fourth. After Chad Patrick picked up consecutive strikeouts, Torres rifled an RBI triple that rattled around the right field corner and the Cardinals led 1-0.
Winn’s diving stab at shortstop on Frelick’s hot-shot grounder, along with Alec Burleson’s scoop at first, ended the fifth and kept Milwaukee hitless.
Milwaukee’s defense returned the favor when it punctuated the sixth with David Hamilton handling Winn’s smash to shortstop and Jake Bauers making the pick at first.
Brewers starter Patrick allowed one run on five hits, walked one and struck out four over four innings.
–Field Level Media
