(247NEWSSOURCE) MILWAUKEE – The St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 in an extra-innings thriller from Milwaukee.
Michael Siani drove in a pair of runs with a single and Alec Burleson hit a sacrifice fly as part of a three-run top of the 12th.
Ryan Helsley earned the win after giving up an unearned run over the final two frames.
Paul Goldschmidt slugged a solo shot and finished with three RBI as St. Louis remains five-and-a-half games behind the Braves for the last NL Wild Card spot.
Goldschmidt says it was an important win.
Elvis Peguero got the loss after giving up all three runs, one earned, in relief.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said that the offense, despite scoring 4 runs, struggled.
Jackson Chourio crushed a two-run homer as Milwaukee remains first in the NL Central at 81-and-58.
Willy Adames who drove in the tying run in the 11th inning had his streak of 5 straight games with a home run snapped.
Murphy added that the game was a chess match.
And he added that there were a few bright spots.
The Brewers and Cardinals wrap up the series tonight at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
Colin Rea who is 12-4 with a 3.70 ERA will start for the Brewers while St. Louis will counter with Sonny Gray who is 12-9 with a 3.96 ERA.
It’s a 6:05 pre-game and 6:40 first pitch on 1360 and 97.5 WTAQ.
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