
Gorman, Contreras each homer as Cardinals beat Makers 8-5 to
MILWAUKEE (AP)– Nolan Gorman struck a three-run homer, Willson Contreras added a solo shot in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Makers 8-5 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak.William Contreras struck a leadoff homer for Milwaukee that topped the scoring as the siblings both homered in the ninth inning.Advertisement Victor Scott
had two RBIs for
the Cardinals. Gorman’s homer, which went after starter José Quintana(4-2 ), made it 7-1 in the fifth.Masyn Winn singled to lead off the game, Iván
Herrera followed with a walk and Alec Burleson included a single that drove in Winn to offer the Cardinals the lead for good.Jackson Chourio struck a leadoff triple in the fourth and scored on a passed ball by Pedro Pagés. Sal Frelick hit a two-run double and Chourio followed with an RBI single in the fifth that trimmed Milwaukee’s deficit to 7-4. Key minute Nolan Arenado led off the fourth with a single, moved to 2nd when Gorman followed with a walk and scored when Jordan Walker reached on a fielder’s option that filled the bases after a tossing mistake by 3rd baseman Caleb Durbin. Scott included a two-run single that provided the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.Advertisement Key stat Each of the Cardinals’ 9 players who had a plate look tape-recorded at least one hit.Up next Miles Mikolas(4-3
, 4.48 ERA)is scheduled to pitch Sunday against Milwaukee’s Quinn Priester(4-2, 3.65 PERIOD)in the ending of the series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb