Brewers bats stayed quiet Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
When closer Giovanny Gallegos struck out pinch-hitter Pablo Reyes the Brewers had lost for the third straight time and for the fifth time in the last seven outings.
Milwaukee’s magic number for clinching the National League Central Division title remains at three.
St. Louis has now won 10 games in a row.
Brandon Woodruff took the loss despite giving up only two singles and a run in six innings while striking out 10.
Tyrone Taylor was in the lineup after missing a month on the injured list.
Left-hander Brett Anderson starts the third game of the four-game series, which you can hear on 107.9 FM WOMT starting at 6:30 PM.
Manager Craig Counsell says since Anderson has been out for more than three weeks it will likely be a short start, with an early call to the bullpen.
