Garcia dazzles as Cardinals whip Brewers 5-1
Jaime Garcia worked eight dominant innings after getting a big early cushion, and the St. Louis Cardinals maintained their three-game lead in the NL Central with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
1
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 4-1 | MLB |
| 10/27/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/26/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 10-1 | MLB |
| 10/24/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 5-4 | MLB |
| 10/23/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 3-2 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Lucroy singled to left, Reed scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
Holliday doubled to deep left, Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Wong singled to center, Heyward and Peralta scored, Moss to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Peralta singled to center, Holliday scored, Heyward to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Holliday doubled to deep center, Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Pérez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Santana flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Davis struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Davis batting
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Play Result 1-5
Cishek relieved J. García.
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Play Result 1-5
Kozma at third base.
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Play Result 1-5
Reynolds at first base.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Cruz grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Cruz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Wong walked, Kozma to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt HollidayLF7
Jason HeywardCF22
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Brandon Moss1B37
Kolten Wong2B16
Tony CruzC17
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Mark Reynolds1B12
Jon JayLF9
Pete Kozma3B38
Steve CishekP33
MIL
Jean SeguraSS9
Jonathan Lucroy1B14
Ryan BraunRF8
Khris DavisLF11
Domingo SantanaCF24
Hernan Perez3B4
Martin MaldonadoC15
Yadiel Rivera2B33
Tyler WagnerP97
Substitutes
Cesar E JimenezP51
Michael ReedPH52
Yhonathan BarriosP
Jason RogersPH15
Adrian HouserP12
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