Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, August 1, 2011
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Alan Porter, 1B -
Rob Drake, 2B -
Gary Darling, 3B -
Bruce Dreckman
Attendance:
41619
By SportsDirect Inc.
Nyjer Morgan ripped a bases-clearing double to highlight a five-run fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers cruised to a 6-2 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night for their seventh straight win.
Ryan Braun belted an RBI double, and Jonathan Lucroy and Corey Hart had run-scoring singles for first-place Milwaukee, which increased its lead to 3 1/2 games over St. Louis in the National League Central.
Zack Greinke (9-4) recorded his second straight win after allowing two runs on seven hits in six innings as the Brewers improved to 7-0 on their nine-game homestand.
With the game tied 2-2 in the fifth, Morgan crushed an offering from Chris Carpenter (6-8) to deep center to plate Lucroy, Greinke and Hart.
Carpenter saw his five-game winning streak end after he permitted five runs on seven hits in five innings.
Matt Holliday belted a two-run homer in the first for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| St. Louis
|
8 |
1 |
11 |
.235 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Milwaukee
|
11 |
0 |
13 |
.314 |
14 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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