ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Travis Shaw and Jonathan Villar each hit a tape-measure home
run, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 in 10 innings on
Monday night.
Shaw’s three-run shot off Seung Hwan Oh (0-2) traveled an estimated 451 feet
and broke a 4-all tie with two outs in the top of the 10th. Villar’s two-run
drive in the third soared 450 feet to right-center and gave the Brewers a 2-0
lead.
Jedd Gyorko hit two late homers for the Cardinals and finished with four hits.
Aledmys Diaz and Matt Carpenter connected for back-to-back homers in the fifth.
Oliver Drake (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth and Neftali Feliz earned his
seventh save.
Game two of the four-game series is Tuesday night. Carlos Martinez (0-3) starts
for the Cardinals while Wily Peralta (4-1) goes for the Brewers. Game time is
7:15 with the pre-game at 6:20 on KTLO-AM.
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