Though they came back from a 4-0 deficit, the Cardinals could not complete the comeback.
In the top of the tenth inning, second baseman Kolten Wong allowed pinch hitter Hernan Perez to reach first base. Then, closer Seung Hwan Oh gave up a go-ahead three-run homer to first baseman Travis Shaw as the Brewers took a 7-4 lead they would ultimately not relinquish.
Third baseman Jedd Gyorko hit a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth to make it 7-5, but that was all the scoring the Cardinals could muster in the frame. The loss dropped the Cardinals back under .