Leake pitches, hits Cardinals past Brewers

wireready_04-24-2017-10-00-12_08022_cardinals6


    
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Mike Leake allowed two runs over six innings and drove in two
runs to lead St. Louis to a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday,
the Cardinals’ sixth win in seven games.

Leake (3-1) gave up three hits and three walks while striking out six. He
scored a run in the third inning and his two-run single capped a three-run
fourth when St. Louis took a 4-2 lead.

The Cardinals took advantage of six walks by starter Jimmy Nelson (1-1) and an
error by the Brewers for their first four runs. They made it 6-2 in the eighth
on RBI singles by Fryer and pinch-hitter Matt Adams.

Manny Pina opened the ninth inning for Milwaukee with his first homer and
Jonathan Villar added an RBI single.

St. Louis has Monday off before beginning a series at home Tuesday night
against Toronto.

WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI