The Brewers had a chance to re-take the NL Central lead and take an 8-7 lead in the season series between them and the Cardinals. They had the lead early, but couldn’t build off of that. Meanwhile, the pitching staff couldn’t hold off the Cardinals rally, and the Brewers lost to the Cardinals 6-4.
The Brewers struck first thanks to a two-run home run from Hunter Renfroe in the second. The Cardinals responded right away in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run from Albert Pujols. After two innings, the Brewers had a 2-1 lead.