MILWAUKEE — — Garrett Mitchell doubled, walked twice and scored in his first big league game since April, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday.
Corbin Burnes struck out four and walked one in four innings in his final postseason tuneup, throwing 39 of his 66 pitches for strikes.
Mitchell led off the third with a double off the wall in left on Dakota Hudson‘s first pitch of the inning. Christian Yelich then hit an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.
Christian Yelich also doubled and scored on William Contreras‘ single in the first. Contreras extended his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games.
Dakota Hudson (6-3) was charged with three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. He struck out three and walked three.
RHP Jake Woodford (2-2, 5.09 ERA) takes the mound when St. Louis hosts Cincinnati on Friday night at 7:15.