Milwaukee Brewers Beat St. Louis Cardinals 12-5

Wausau, WI . (WSAU)-  With a packed Busch Stadium of over 41,000 attendees, the Milwaukee Brewers were able to beat the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday in game two of the series 12-5. This game for the Brewers not only tied their season high for runs, but also racked up a season-high of 18 hits.

In the first inning,  Milwaukee took the lead 2-0 when Rhys Hoskins hit a 399-foot homerun after William Contreas singled. The lead though did not hold for long as the Cardinals rallied by scoring 4 runs within the 2nd inning making the game 4-2.

By the 4th inning, the Brewers were able to surge ahead on Blake Perkins’ double, and back-to-back home runs by Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio, taking back the lead 5-4.

Milwaukee would not fall behind  St. Louis for the rest of the game as they made it 9-4. By the 6th inning, with  Sal Frelick singling and a single hit by William Contreas, a walked  Jackson Chourio was able to score.  Willy Adames had an RBI Double and  Hoskins followed with an RBI single.  After a wild pitch,  Adames was able to score making it a 5 run game.

In the 7th inning, Chourio tacked on another score after being walked, stealing second base, and scoring on a throwing error.  The Brewers led 10-4 going into the 8th.

By the 9th, Milwaukee added two more runs.  This came from Perkins’ single, Turang’s double, Chourio’s RBI single and a double-play ground out led by Frelick.

Milwaukee looks for their first sweep of the Cardinals since September of 2018 today. Coverage of the game begins at 12:40 on WSAU.