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Brewers fend off roaring Cardinals, defeat Flaherty to avoid sweep with 4-1 victory

They also cut a game off the first-place Cardinals' lead, dropping it 5 1/2 games. The Cardinals had won eight of the previous nine games against Milwaukee.

Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty (8-7) allowed twice as many runs in the first two innings of the game than he had previously in August. Of course, that only meant two. The Brewers took a 2-0 lead when they were able to score after an error and then on a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Flaherty was able to complete six innings and hold Milwaukee to three runs (two earned) on five hits.