Hernan Perez’s two-out single scored Domingo Santana from second as the Milwaukee Brewers stretched their lead to 7-4 in the seventh inning Wednesday night as rain began falling at Busch Stadium.
Santana doubled with one out against lefthanded reliever Kevin Siegrist, who fielded Travis Shaw’s comebacker for the second out. But Perez singled to right and Stephen Piscotty made an off-line throw home as Santana scored easily. After Siegrist struck out Manny Pina for the final out, the grounds crew was summoned to cover the field just before much heavier rain came.
The game resumed after a 50-minute delay and Milwaukee reliever Carlos Torres pitched out of a two-on, two-out spot in the Cardinals' seventh
LEAKE, GARZA BOUNCE BACK
After the starters allowed 10 runs between them over the first two innings, the Cardinals’ Mike Leake and Milwaukee’s Matt Garza both posted three scoreless innings from the third through the fifth inning Wednesday night.