Cardinals Shut Out Brewers with Stellar Pitching and Timely Hits at Busch Stadium

In a decisive showdown at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals improved their season record to 63-64 by blanking the Milwaukee Brewers with a solid 3-0 win, leaving the Brewers at a still respectable 73-54. The match, witnessed by an eager crowd of 28,730 spectators, saw the Cardinals' offense ignite in the later stages to secure victory.

The turning point came in the seventh inning when St. Louis unleashed four hits that culminated in three runs. Alec Burleson and Victor Scott were instrumental in this offensive awakening. Burleson was particularly outstanding, hitting an impressive .667 for the game and matching this with his slugging percentage. Scott also shone brightly with a .750 batting average and an exceptional slugging percentage of 1.000.

Miles Mikolas took the mound as starter for St. Louis and pitched six innings of near-perfect baseball, laying down a strong foundation for his team's win with an earned run average (ERA) of zero and allowing very few to reach base with a walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) rate of just 0.5.

From the bullpen, Andrew Kittredge made significant contributions by clinching his first win of the season through one inning of impeccable relief pitching—striking out two batters without letting any reach base—thus maintaining both his ERA and WHIP at zero.

Despite putting up a strong defensive front and creating several offensive opportunities, Milwaukee found it challenging to make any significant impact against St. Louis's pitchers who collectively achieved an ERA of zero over nine innings.

Looking forward, The St Louis Cardinals are poised for their next challenge against The Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on August 23rd at 8:10 PM EDT—a matchup fans can stream live on Apple TV+.