ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Ryan Braun hit a solo home run in the ninth inning and the
Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 2-1 Sunday, dropping the Cardinals back in the
NL wild-card race.
The Cardinals are a half-game behind the Mets for the second wild-card slot.
Braun connected off Kevin Siegrist (5-3) for his 27th homer of the season.
St. Louis had tied it in the eighth when Matt Carpenter doubled and scored on
Stephen Piscotty’s sacrifice fly off Tyler Thornburg (6-5).
The Cardinals begin a three-game home series against the Chicago Cubs Monday
night. Mike Leake (9-9) starts for St. Louis while Kyle Hendricks (14-7) goes
for the Cubs. Game time is 7:15 with the pre-game at 6:20 on KTLO-AM.
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