MILWAUKEE — — Christian Yelich homered and Trevor Megill escaped a jam in the ninth inning, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in the finale of a four-game series.
Drew Avans and Sal Frelick each drove in a run for Milwaukee, which won for the fourth time in six games. Yelich had three hits, and Caleb Durbin went 2 for 3.
The Cardinals wasted a prime scoring opportunity against Megill in the ninth. Nolan Arenado hit a leadoff single on the 12th pitch of his at-bat, and Nolan Gorman followed with a bunt single.
The runners advanced on a one-out wild pitch, but Trevor Megill fanned Victor Scott II and Masyn Winn for his 15th save.
Miles Mikolas (4-4) struck out seven in six innings but got stuck with the loss.
St. Louis second baseman Brendan Donovan went 2 for 4 with a pair of singles. He returned to the lineup in the leadoff spot after he was removed from Tuesday’s game with left big toe discomfort.
The Cardinals are off Monday before opening a three-game series and a chance to pick up some wins at the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.