Wacha, Cardinals cool off Yelich, beat Brewers 6-3
Michael Wacha cooled off NL MVP Christian Yelich, Matt Carpenter and Marcell Ozuna each went deep, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid being swept.
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FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Milwaukee Brewers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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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 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 6-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Yelich singled to center, Pérez scored.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Wieters singled to shallow right center, Wong scored.
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Single 6-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Wilkerson homered to left center (386 feet), Arcia scored.
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Home Run 5-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Carpenter homered to right center (419 feet).
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Home Run 5-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Out 4-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Wong singled to center, DeJong scored, Fowler to third.
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Single 4-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
DeJong singled to center, Goldschmidt scored.
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Single 3-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Aguilar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Jordan Hicks pitches to Jesus Aguilar
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Shaw grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Braun out at second.
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Jordan Hicks pitches to Travis Shaw
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Braun walked.
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Jordan Hicks pitches to Ryan Braun
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Play Result 6-3
Hicks relieved Miller
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Start Inning 6-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-3
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Ozuna grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Jake Petricka pitches to Marcell Ozuna
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
DeJong singled to center.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Jake Petricka pitches to Paul DeJong
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Ben GamelCF39
Christian YelichCF22
Yasmani GrandalC6
Mike Moustakas2B18
Ryan BraunLF8
Travis Shaw3B23
Jesus Aguilar1B99
Orlando ArciaSS11
Corbin BurnesP39
Substitutes
Manny PinaPH28
Jake PetrickaP52
Aaron WilkersonP56
Jeremy JeffressP24
Hernan PerezRF4
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Paul DeJongSS18
Marcell OzunaLF24
Jose MartinezRF16
Dexter FowlerRF25
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt WietersC32
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Lane ThomasCF35
John GantP33
Jedd GyorkoPH5
Andrew MillerP21
Jordan HicksP44
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