ST. LOUIS -- In a three-pitch span at Busch Stadium on Thursday night, the Cardinals used back-to-back blasts from Jhonny Peralta and Stephen Piscotty to flip a three-run deficit into a one-run lead and spark a 7-3 victory over the Brewers. The win also helped the Cards maintain their four-game National League Central lead over the pursuing Pirates, who won their sixth straight game earlier in the day.
St. Louis, riding a five-game winning streak of its own, has a magic number of six to capture its third straight division title.
The Cardinals scored six unanswered times off Brewers starter Taylor Jungmann, who had been staked to a three-run, first-inning lead.