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WATCH: Brewers pitch shutout to end Cards’ winning streak at 17

Sep 29, 2021; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames (27) celebrates after scoring a run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports
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Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers snapped the St. Louis Cardinals’ 17-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory Wednesday.

Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser (10-6) and relievers Brent Suter, Brad Boxberger and Aaron Ashby combined on a three-hitter for the Brewers (95-63), who have won four of their last five games.

Houser worked the first five innings and Ashby closed out the last two as the Brewers recorded their best-in-the-majors 19th shutout of the season.

Miles Mikolas (2-3) allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings for the Cardinals (88-70). He struck out seven batters and walked one.

The Brewers struck first. Willy Adames and Christian Yelich hit one-out singles in the first inning and advanced on a wild pitch. Eduardo Escobar’s RBI groundout put them up 1-0.

In the bottom of the inning, Lars Nootbaar hit a leadoff single and Paul Goldschmidt walked. After Dylan Carlson grounded into a forceout, Matt Carpenter walked to load the bases.

But Harrison Bader grounded into an inning-ending double play.

The Cardinals failed to capitalize on another scoring chance in the fourth inning. Carlson hit a leadoff double and went to third on a flyout. But Bader and Paul DeJong hit groundouts to strand him.

In the fifth inning, the Cardinals got a runner to second base with two outs, but Nootbaar struck out to end the threat.

The Brewers pushed their lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning on a single by Yelich and Vogelbach’s homer.

Manny Pina’s homer in the seventh inning boosted that lead to 4-0.

Jack Flaherty came out of the Cardinals bullpen to start the eighth inning as he continues his comeback from shoulder trouble. He allowed Lorenzo Cain’s two-out double and walked Jackie Bradley Jr. before getting Pina on a flyout.

–Field Level Media

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