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.
The Brewers, who once led 6-0 at Busch Stadium, took a 6-4 lead into the sixth.
J. MARTINEZ SPARKS FOUR-RUN RALLY
Jose Martinez, who knocked in four runs in a doubleheader on Tuesday, drove in two more with a second-inning triple Wednesday night at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals ate into an early six-run Milwaukee lead and exited the inning trailing only 6-4.