Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run homer, Willy Adames added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Thursday to split a four-game series .
Taylor’s drive to left field on a 2-1 sinker from Dakota Hudson (5-4) in the fourth inning gave the Brewers a 4-2 lead and snapped a streak of 46 1/3 innings without allowing a homer by the Cardinals right-hander.
Adames took Hudson deep leading off the fifth to make it 5-3.
Jason Alexander (2-0) allowed four runs on six hits, working into the sixth inning while making his fifth start for a Brewers rotation that’s been plagued by injuries.
Josh Hader breezed through the ninth for his 21st save in 22 chances.
The Brewers, who have won five of seven, moved back into a first-place tie with the Cardinals atop the division.
The Cardinals are hoping OF Tyler O’Neill‘s time on the injured list will be short after an MRI revealed his strained right hamstring wasn’t as serious as first thought. O’Neill, who also missed three weeks because of a shoulder injury earlier this season, was placed on the IL after suffering the injury running out a double last Sunday in Boston.
The Cardinals return home Friday, where RHP Andre Pallante (2-2, 1.69 ERA) will take the mound Friday to open a three-game series against RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-6, 5.43) and the Chicago Cubs, 6:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 7:15 on KIRX.