Rookie Victor Scott II had three hits and scored the run that snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson each added two hits apiece in the nine-hit attack for St. Louis.
Milwaukee recorded just three hits, with only one after the first inning. After William Contreras, their third batter in the lineup, singled, the Brewers did not get another hit until the ninth inning with one out.
Andrew Kittridge (2-4) picked up the win with one inning of work. Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth to earn his major league-leading 39th save in 42 opportunities.
Miles Mikolas went six innings. He gave up no runs and allowed two hits with three strikeouts and a walk, throwing 90 pitches.
RHP Andre Pallante (5-6, 4.07) will face Minnesota RHP David Festa (2-2, 4.96) on the road Friday night, 6:15 with the pregame and the first pitch at 7:10 on KIRX.