MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Christian Yelich hit three homers, including a pair of
three-run shots, and drove in a career-high seven runs to power the Milwaukee
Brewers past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Monday night.
Yelich, the reigning NL MVP, hit his first three-run homer to cap a six-run
second inning. After St. Louis tied it with three runs in the sixth, Yelich
answered in the bottom half with a towering three-run blast to right off Mike
Mayers (0-1).
Yelich capped off his night with his eighth homer this season, going deep to
lead off the eighth. He also lined out in the first and was walked intentionally
in the fourth.
Junior Guerra (1-0) worked 1 2/3 innings for the victory. Josh Hader struck out
the side in the ninth after allowing Marcell Ozuna’s sixth home run to open the
inning.
In the sixth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with one out. Guerra entered and
his first pitch to Paul Goldschmidt sailed past catcher Yasmani Grandal for a
run-scoring passed ball. Goldschmidt and Ozuna followed with RBI singles to tie
it.
The Brewers erased a 2-0 deficit with six runs in the second off Dakota Hudson.
Mike Moustakes opened with his sixth homer. Eric Thames, Ben Gamel, pitcher
Freddy Peralta and Lorenzo Cain each singled to account for two runs. Yelich
then lined a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left-center.
St. Louis made it 6-3 in the third on Yadier Molina’s RBI double.
The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the first on consecutive one-out homers by
Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong. Goldschmidt has hit five of his seven home runs
this season at Miller Park, including a three-homer game on March 29.
Cain robbed Matt Carpenter of a two-run homer with a grab above the center
field wall to end the second inning.
Neither starter was effective. Peralta allowed three runs on four hits with
three walks in 3 1/3 innings. Hudson was tagged for six runs on eight hits with
three walks in 3 2/3.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: OF Harrison Bader sat out a second consecutive game after tweaking
his right hamstring Saturday against the Reds in Mexico. He will be re-evaluated
Tuesday. … RHP Carlos Martinez threw a bullpen session for just the second
time since the first week of spring training when he was sidelined with shoulder
weakness. … CF Tyler O’Neill left in the third inning with right arm soreness.
… 3B Drew Robinson was recalled from Triple-A Memphis, and RHP Giovanny
Gallegos was optioned to Memphis. RHP Luke Gregerson, dealing with a right
shoulder impingement, was sent on a rehab assignment to Class A Palm Beach.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Jack Flaherty (1-0, 2.93 ERA) looks to build on consecutive
solid starts, having allowed one run in 11 innings in his previous two outings.
Flaherty was tagged for four runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings against
Milwaukee on March 29.
Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 6.00) makes his fourth start and second
against the Cardinals. He allowed two runs in five innings for the victory
against St. Louis on March 30. Woodruff has given up four runs in each of his
last two starts.
Game time Tuesday night is 6:40 with the pre-game at 5:45 on KTLO-AM.
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