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09/14 21:23 CDT Moustakas, Grandal homer, Brewers beat Cardinals 5-2
Moustakas, Grandal homer, Brewers beat Cardinals 5-2
By JOE HARRIS
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Mike Moustakas and Yasmani Grandal homered to help the
Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday night.
Milwaukee moved four games behind St. Louis for the National League Central
lead. The Brewers remained one game behind the Chicago Cubs for the second wild
card spot. The Cubs, who beat Pittsburgh, cut the Cardinals' division lead to
three games.
Only one of the two runs Brewers starter Jordan Lyles allowed was earned. He
gave up six hits and struck out four over six innings.
The Brewers won their eighth game out of their last nine and improved to 8-1
when Lyles (11-8) starts this season.
Jay Jackson, Drew Pomeranz, Junior Guerra combined for a scoreless seventh and
eighth inning. Josh Hader earned his 32nd save in 38 opportunities.
Moustakas' two-run home run in the fourth inning tied the game 2-2, snapping a
22-inning scoreless streak by Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty. It also broke a
32-inning scoreless streak for Cardinals starters at home spanning six games.
Grandal walked and scored on a fielder's choice groundout by Eric Thames to
give the Brewers a 3-2 lead in the sixth.
Grandal drove a Tyler Webb changeup 424 feet into the left-centerfield seats in
the eighth to make it 5-2. Grandal's 27th home run of the year tied his career
high and his 73 RBIs is a career high for a season.
Flaherty (10-8) needed 102 pitches to get through six innings. He gave up three
runs on five hits and a pair of walks as St. Louis had its two-game winning
streak snapped.
Flaherty matched a season-high 10 strikeouts and became the first Cardinals
pitcher with more than 200 strikeouts in a season since Carlos Martnez (217 in
2017). Flaherty is the 19th different pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts this
season which is the most in the Modern Era.
Tommy Edman's solo homer started a two-run Cardinals rally in the second.
Harrison Bader followed with a single, moved to second on a Flaherty sacrifice
and scored on a Yasmani Grandal throwing error while he was stealing third.
WELCOME BACK
Brewers second baseman Keston Hiura made his first appearance since Aug. 30,
when he left in the fifth inning with a strained left hamstring. Hiura struck
out in a pinch hitting appearance in the ninth.
TRAINING ROOM
Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff (left oblique strain) threw a 25-pitch bullpen in
what the team hopes is a final tune-up before being activated from the Injured
List. C Manny Pia (concussion) is almost ready to resume catching activities
soon.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (6-4, 4.57 ERA) gets the start in the finale of the
three-game series against St. Louis on Sunday. He is 1-1 with a 2.67 ERA in six
career starts at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (6-7, 4.97 ERA) will seek to pick up his first win
since July 19. He was held Milwaukee to two or less runs in each of his last
five starts against them.
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