ST. LOUIS, MO (WHBL) – Two home runs from Albert Pujols lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Pujols accounted for four of the six runs on those hits – a solo shot in the second and a three-run homer in the 8th. The latter followed a solo home run from Dylan Carlson. Tyler O’Neil also homered for St. Louis.
The Brewers opened the scoring in the second with a two-run home run from Hunter Renfroe. Rowdy Tellez then tried to start a rally in the 9th with a solo homer, but after an Andrew McCutchen single, Renfroe would ground out to end the game.
Taylor Rodgers (1-6) was tagged with the loss for Milwaukee. He allowed four runs on three hits. Miles Mikolas pitched eight innings to earn the win.
Starter Aaron Ashby didn’t factor in the decision after six innings of work.
Milwaukee falls to 61-52 on the season and stays in second place in the NL Central. The Crew is 1.5 games behind the Cardinals. As it stands, the Brewers are also 1.5 games back in the NL Wild Card chase. Those three spots are held by the Braves, Padres, and Phillies.
The Brewers welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to American Family Field for a four game serries beginning Monday night. Pregame coverage on WHBL begins at 6:35.
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