Overview

• Iván Herrera launched a 419-foot two-run homer in the third inning to put St. Louis ahead.
• José Fermín drove in three runs with a two-run double off Erick Fedde and a bases-loaded walk.
• Matthew Liberatore earned the win with five innings of one-run ball and six strikeouts before three relievers finished four scoreless frames.
• Robert Gasser, recalled after Brandon Woodruff went on the injured list with a lat strain, opened for Milwaukee and took the loss.
• Milwaukee played without catcher William Contreras, while Christian Yelich and Brice Turang pinch-hit as the division clinch hinged on the outcome in Cincinnati.