Another day, another hole dug by the starting pitcher that the Milwaukee Brewers just couldn’t climb out of. Adrian Houser toed the slab making his first career MLB start and was shaky to say the least. He allowed a hit and a walk in the first, but managed to get through scoreless. Three more hits in the second plated the game’s first run, making it 1-0. Another hit in a scoreless third inning. Then, the first big blow came in the fourth on a two-run homer by Dexter Fowler, making it 3-0 Cardinals.
But the Cream City Nine began to battle back in the fifth.