Cardinals Mathematically Eliminated

William Contreras homered and Tyrone Taylor scored twice and drove in a run as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Tuesday night.

The Brewers opened the fourth with four straight doubles. Adames, Josh Donaldson, Taylor and Sal Frelick all doubled and scored to give Milwaukee a 5-2 lead.

The Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention.

Drew Rom (1-3) allowed five runs in 3 1/3 innings, he gave up six hits, walked two and struck out three.

Cardinals LHP Zack Thompson (5-6, 4.34) goes for the Cardinals Wednesday, 5:50 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:45 on KIRX.