MLB Game Recap - Milwaukee at St. Louis
Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:15 PM EDT

BOS
6
PHI
3
F
NYY
4
TOR
6
F
BAL
8
DET
2
F
MIN
5
CLE
7
F
ATL
0
WSH
7
F
MIL
7
STL
6
F
HOU
12
KC
3
F
PIT
6
CHC
16
F
OAK
6
TEX
1
F
SD
5
COL
10
F
MIA
1
SF
2
F
TB
4
LAA
6
F
CIN
3
ARI
1
F
CHW
10
SEA
11
F
LAD
3
NYM
2
F

September 15, 2019 2:15 PM

Final

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8

9

R

H

E

Milwaukee

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

4

7

12

1

St. Louis

0

0

1

0

0

0

3

0

2

6

5

1

W: Albers (7-5)

L: Gant (10-1)

S: Hader (33)

MIL - HR: Braun (20) , Spangenberg (2)

STL - HR: Bader 2 (10) , DeJong (27) , Edman (9)

Braun's grand slam lifts Brewers past Cardinals 7-6
Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:11 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) Ryan Braun still stands out at opportune times for the Milwaukee Brewers.

"I'm not as good as I was," the 35-year-old said. "But in big moments, I'm the guy still."

Braun hit a go-ahead grand slam off Junior Fernandez with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 Sunday to keep up their playoff push by winning for the ninth time in 10 games.

Milwaukee remained one game behind the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild card and closed within three games of the NL Central-leading Cardinals.

With the Cardinals ahead 4-3, Jon Gant (10-1) walked Ben Gamel and Travis Shaw starting the ninth, struck out Trent Grisham and walked Yasmani Grandal.

Tyler Webb retired Mike Moustakas on a flyout not deep enough to score a run, Fernandez relieved and Braun drove a hanging slider to left-center for his seventh career slam and a 7-4 lead.

"We had one bullet left," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "Absolutely incredible."

A six-time All-Star, Braun entered with a .133 batting average in September. He hit a tiebreaking home run against Miami on Thursday.

"I believe in myself. I've had a lot of success in those moments," Braun said. "I think I'm able to lock it in a little bit more."

Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth off Josh Hader, who struck out Harrison Bader and pinch-hitter Tyler O'Neill for his 33rd save in 39 chances.

Bader hit solo homers in the third and seventh innings totaling 909 feet, giving him 10 homers this season.

Matt Albers (7-5) got two outs for the win, and Gant lost for the first time in exactly one year.

Cory Spangenberg hit a two-run homer off Ryan Helsley in the seventh, but Paul DeJong had a two-run homer against Ray Black in the bottom half for a 3-2 lead, a drive that curled just inside the left-field foul pole.

Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson allowed one run and one hit over in four innings.

Cardinals starter Michael Wacha gave up five hits in five scoreless innings and is 0-3 in eight starts and two relief appearances since beating Cincinnati on July 19.

SLUGGING

Milwaukee set a franchise record with 232 homers, one more than in 2007.

EASY PICKINGS?

Milwaukee's final 13 games are against San Diego, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Colorado, all teams with losing records.

DEFENSE UP

The Cardinals' nine-game streak without an error, the team's longest since June 2017, ended when Bader bobbled a long drive to center by Moustakas in the eighth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cardinals: Closer Carlos Martinez spent Saturday night in a hospital due to respiratory issues and was not at the ballpark Sunday.

UP NEXT

Brewers: RHP Zach Davies (9-7, 3.77) will take on San Diego RHP Garrett Richards (0-0, 0.00) on Monday in the opener of a four-game series in Milwaukee. The Brewers are 16-12 in his starts this season.

Cardinals: RHP Dakota Hudson (15-7, 3.38) faces Washington RHP Stephen Strasburg (17-6, 3.49) on Monday. Hudson had a career-best five-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss to Colorado on Wednesday.

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Pitchers of Record

Milwaukee IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP
M. Albers (W, 7-5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.000
J. Hader (S, 33) 1 1 2 1 2 18.00 2.000
St. Louis IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP
J. Gant (L, 10-1) 0.1 0 3 3 1 81.00 9.000

Batting Leaders

Milwaukee AB H R HR RBI BB TB SB RC
C. Spangenberg 3 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 3.3
T. Austin 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.0
St. Louis AB H R HR RBI BB TB SB RC
H. Bader 4 2 2 2 2 0 8 0 4.0
J. Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0

Team Comparison

MIL STL
At Bats 38 32
Hits 12 5
Batting Average .316 .156
On Base Percentage .395 .250
Slugging Percentage 0.526 0.531
Doubles 2 0
Triples 0 0
Home Runs 2 4
Total Bases 20 17
Walks 3 4
Strikeouts 6 10
Stolen Bases 1 0
Caught Stealing 0 0
Runners Left On Base 9 3
Hits / At Bats with Runners In Scoring Position 2/14 0/3
Double Plays Fielded 0 6
Errors 1 1

2019 Reg Season - STL Leads Series 10-9

Date Result Winner Loser
Thu Mar 28 STL 4 @ MIL 5 J. Chacin M. Mikolas
Fri Mar 29 STL 9 @ MIL 5 J. Gant T. Williams
Sat Mar 30 STL 2 @ MIL 4 B. Woodruff D. Hudson
Sun Mar 31 STL 4 @ MIL 5 J. Barnes J. Hicks
Mon Apr 15 STL 7 @ MIL 10 J. Guerra M. Mayers
Tue Apr 16 STL 4 @ MIL 8 B. Woodruff J. Flaherty
Wed Apr 17 STL 6 @ MIL 3 M. Wacha C. Burnes
Mon Apr 22 MIL 5 @ STL 13 J. Flaherty A. Houser
Tue Apr 23 MIL 3 @ STL 4 A. Miller A. Wilson
Wed Apr 24 MIL 2 @ STL 5 A. Wainwright J. Chacin
Mon Aug 19 MIL 0 @ STL 3 D. Hudson Z. Davies
Tue Aug 20 MIL 4 @ STL 9 T. Webb J. Jeffress
Wed Aug 21 MIL 5 @ STL 3 A. Houser A. Wainwright
Mon Aug 26 STL 12 @ MIL 2 J. Gant G. Gonzalez
Tue Aug 27 STL 6 @ MIL 3 M. Mikolas M. Albers
Wed Aug 28 STL 1 @ MIL 4 J. Lyles J. Flaherty
Fri Sep 13 MIL 0 @ STL 10 A. Wainwright A. Houser
Sat Sep 14 MIL 5 @ STL 2 J. Lyles J. Flaherty
Sun Sep 15 MIL 7 @ STL 6 M. Albers J. Gant

Game Information

Stadium: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 46,722
Game Time: 3:26
Weather: 87F, Clear
Wind:
Umpires: Home Plate - ?, First Base - ?, Second Base - ?, Third Base - ?