Brandon Woodruff blanked the Cardinals for five innings on three hits and Omar Narvaez slammed his first home run as the Brewers won their home opener Thursday 5-1.
Woodruff showed better control while picking up his first victory of the season. Milwaukee’s third straight victory improves its record to 4-3.
The defeat broke an 11-game road winning streak for St. Louis dating back to last season.
The Brewers say third baseman Luis Urias is progressing and there’s a chance he could take some practice at-bats this weekend.
He’s been sidelined with a quadriceps issue since spring training.
Freddy Peralta starts the second game of the four-game series tonight at American Family Field.
Coverage on 107.9 FM WOMT will begin at 6:35 p.m.
