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Brewers rally to edge Cardinals 2-1 in doubleheader opener

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September 14th, 2020 by admin

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) ā€” Keston Hiura hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to score Avisail Garcia with the winning run as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to edge the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in the opening game of a doubleheader Monday. The Cardinals broke a scoreless tie in the top of the eighth when Tommy Edman’s two-out single up the middle brought home Tyler O’Neill. The Brewers answered with two runs in the bottom of the eighth. Monday’s doubleheader opened a three-day, five-game series between these NL Central rivals. They’re facing each other for the first time this season.