Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill homered off Brad Boxberger in the 11th inning to help the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
St. Louis has won 10 of its last 12 and is tied with San Francisco for the best record in the majors. The Cardinals won this one despite mustering just two hits in the first 10 innings.
Goldschmidt broke a 1-all tie when he sent the first pitch he saw from Boxberger (0-1) well over the wall in left-center field for a two-run blast. O’Neill then delivered a three-run shot.
Cardinals reliever Alex Reyes (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings, wiggling out of trouble both times to earn the victory.
John Gant (2-3, 2.15) starts for the Cardinals and Brandon Woodruff (2-1, 1.73) pitches for the Brewers as this three-game series continues Wednesday, 5:45 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:40 on KIRX.
Carlos Martínez went on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday. The Cardinals recalled RHP Johan Oviedo from Triple-A Memphis. Martínez said Saturday he tweaked his right ankle while celebrating pitcher Jake Flaherty’s first career homer a night earlier.