Jonathan Lucroy then hit a ground rule double bringing Santana home. Milwaukee right-hander Chase Anderson pitched six innings, giving up four hits and three unearned runs with two walks and four strikeouts. That took a win away from Brewers starter Chase Anderson, who allowed three un-earned runs in the first inning and departed after six innings with a 1-run lead.
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An inning later, Lucroy’s two-out single up the middle plated Ryan Braun with the tying run, and Lucroy hustled home from first when Chris Carter doubled off the right field wall.
The game went back and forth and Brandon Moss’ pinch hit homer in the eighth tied the game at 4-4. Peralta is 4-8 with a 4.74 ERA in 13 career starts versus St. Louis and has struggled against Matt Carpenter (15-for-33, three home runs) and Matt Holliday (10-for-26, two blasts).Garcia has performed well against Milwaukee, going 9-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 17 career appearances (16 starts).
On Thursday afternoon, we’ve got a great-looking National League Central matchup headed our way between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. He retired the first two hitters, but pinch-hitter Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and Santana hammered a 98-mph fastball out to right-center for his first homer of the season. Scooter Gennett has started things out well in 2016, logging nine hits with three homers and five runs.
The Brewers paid dearly as Randal Grichuk lined a two-run double into the left-field corner and Yadier Molina followed with an RBI single to make it 3-1.
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The Cardinals had scored 10 or more runs in each of their previous three games. St. Louis LHP Marco Gonzales (elbow) has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the season. “He feels he will come back better and stronger”. NOTES: Milwaukee SS Jonathan Villar (ankle) was held out of Wednesday night’s lineup, although manager Craig Counsell said he was available for pinch-hit duty if needed. General manager John Mozeliak said the operation could happen as early as Friday….
