The St. Louis Cardinals fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 9-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. Daniel Ponce de Leon fell to 1-and-1 after giving up seven runs on six hits in one and a third. Austin Dean drove in a pair for St. Louis, which dropped two of three in the series. The Redbirds host the Washington Nationals tonight.
The Chicago Cubs offense sputtered again in a 7-1 loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Chicago’s lone run came in the second on a Javier Baez home run. The Cubs dropped two of three in the series. Chicago visits the Milwaukee Brewers tonight.
The Atlanta Braves winning streak is over at four games after a 7-6 home loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves still claim the series with back-to-back wins over Philadelphia to begin the set but fall short of sweeping their division rival with their first home loss of the season off a late-inning controversial play at the plate. Atlanta opens a four-game series tonight against the Miami Marlins.