Brewers 4 - 1 Cardinals
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Brewers solidify lead with win over Cards

Sep 6, 2011 - 1:13 AM

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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Randy Wolf pitched eight outstanding innings and the Milwaukee Brewers widened their lead in the NL Central to double- digits with a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Ryan Braun and Nyjer Morgan homered for the Brewers, who moved 10 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Cardinals, who swept a three-game set at Milwaukee last week. Corey Hart extended his hitting streak to 17 games with an RBI infield hit in the second inning of the opener of this three-game set.

Last Wednesday, Wolf was on the losing end of an 8-3 final against Jake Westbrook, but on Labor Day the lefty got the better half of the pitching rematch.

Wolf (12-9) gave up four hits, a run, walked two and had five strikeouts to win for the sixth time in his last seven decisions. He also had a pair of hits. John Axford retired the side in order in the final inning for his 41st save.

Westbrook (11-8), who hadn't lost in his previous three starts, gave up nine hits, but had nine strikeouts over six innings.

The Brewers, who swept Houston over the weekend, scored in the second inning. Yuniesky Betancourt doubled with two outs and Wolf's infield hit caromed off Westbrook. Hart then hit a ground ball deep in the hole on the left side. The throw to first from shortstop Rafael Furcal was late, and Betancourt came home.

Braun led off the next inning with his 27th homer of the year, a blast onto the grassy area beyond the wall in center.

St. Louis scored in the fifth on a double-play grounder from Allen Craig. The hit plated David Freese, who led off with a double and advanced thanks to an error on first baseman Prince Fielder during Yadier Molina's at-bat.

Betancourt's single to left scored Craig Counsell in the sixth, and Moran led off the seventh with a homer to right off Kyle McClellan.

Game Notes

Betancourt had three hits...The Cardinals, who had just four hits, had won the previous four against Milwaukee...The Brewers have gone 14-3 over their last 17 road games.






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