One night after a late-inning loss, the Cardinals are back at .500.
Carlos Martinez twirled 7 1/3 brilliant innings and Kolten Wong had the timely hit as the Cardinals defeated the Brewers 2-1 in the second game of their four-game set. Brett Cecil and Trevor Rosenthal combined to pitch 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, with Rosenthal earning his third save of the year.
Both teams started off slowly on offense, with Martinez retiring the first 12 batters he faced and Brewers starter Wily Peralta allowing three hits through five. But the Cardinals scratched two runs across in the sixth, knocking Peralta out.