MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) — The Milwaukee Brewers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Wednesday night at American Family Field.
With the Phillies loss to Chicago the Brewers have pulled to within a half game of Philadelphia in the battle for the final NL wild card spot. The Phillies hold the tie-breaker between the two teams.
Brandon Woodruff was dominant again throwing six shutout innings with 10 Ks. The bullpen struggled a bit before Devin Williams worked out of jams in the 7th and 8th innings and Brad Boxberger pitched a scoreless 9th to preserve the win.
Thr Brewers were nursing a 2-1 led before plating three runs in the 8th. Christian Yelich drew a pinch hit bases loaded walk and Victor Caratini had a two run double. The other RBIs went to Hunter Renfroe and Keston Hiura.
The Brewers begin a four game series with the Miami Marlins tonight…pre game show at 6:05 on WSAU.
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