Overview

• St. Louis broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning highlighted by Nolan Arenado’s bases-clearing double off reliever Grant Anderson.
• Sonny Gray worked six innings and allowed one run on nine hits with seven strikeouts for his 14th win.
• Alec Burleson led the Cardinals’ offense with three hits as St. Louis won for the third time in five games.
• Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski exited after 3 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks as Milwaukee’s three-game winning streak ended.
• Sal Frelick hit his 11th home run to briefly pull the Brewers within 2-1, and the Cubs’ loss earlier reduced Milwaukee’s division-clinching number to three.