Corbin Burnes set the tone in an abbreviated start and Julio Teheran saved the bullpen in relief as the Brewers defeated the Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday.
The Brewers limited Burnes to 66 pitches in his final start of the regular season. He scattered five hits across four shutout innings, striking out four and walking one.
Burnes gave way to Teheran, who soaked up four scoreless innings in relief with four strikeouts. Ethan Small issued two walks in the ninth but hung on to record his first career save.
The Brewers secured an early lead after Christian Yelich doubled to lead off the bottom of the first and William Contreras drove him in with a single down the right-field line.