Cardinals Clip Brewers

Sep 21, 2013 1:40 PM

Carlos Beltran his a sac-fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Cardinals held on to beat the Brewers 7-6 at Miller Park. Matt Adams lifted a two-run homer in the top of the ninth for the Cards, but the Brew Crew scored two in the bottom of that inning to send the game to extras. Adams ended 3-for-5 with three RBI for St. Louis, which has won three-of-four to hold a two-game lead over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in the NL Central. Matt Carpenter went 3-for-5 with two runs in the win. Matt Holliday also had three hits with two RBI. John Axford picked up the win against his former team. Carlos Martinez notched his first save. Michael Blazek suffered the loss. Aramis Ramirez was 3-for-4 with five RBI, including a three-run homer. Norichika Aoki went 4-for-4 with three runs for Milwaukee.