St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers, Jul 7, 2026 (Game 1) Box Score

BrewersMilwaukee BrewersMIL

4-3

Final

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

July 7, 2026, 2:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium

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Milwaukee Brewers

4-1

Last 5

St. Louis Cardinals

1-4

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Milwaukee Brewers

Jacob Misiorowski

Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Matt Svanson

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 7, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Milwaukee Brewers	58-33	.637	#1	N/A	-
St. Louis Cardinals	47-43	.522	#3	#4	10.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Milwaukee BrewersSt. Louis Cardinals

.744

OPS

.691

154

167

832

Runs

720

3.51

ERA

4.26

1.18

WHIP

1.36

1544

Strikeouts by pitchers

1278

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Milwaukee Brewers

Hitters

Joey Ortiz

8 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Christian Yelich

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Brice Turang

7 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Craig Yoho

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Shane Drohan

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 1.50 ERA

Brandon Sproat

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.25 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Jordan Walker

5 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

JJ Wetherholt

6 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Nelson Velázquez

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Dustin May

4.2 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Leahy

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Justin Bruihl

3.1 IP, 1 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Jacob Misiorowski

Milwaukee Brewers, MLBDB pick

Jordan Walker

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Iván Herrera

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3: MIL 10 hits, STL 5 hits; MIL 0 errors, STL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	10	0
St. Louis Cardinals	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0

Box Score

Batting

Christian Yelich and Joey Ortiz led Milwaukee Brewers with 3 hits each.

Milwaukee Brewers batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Christian YelichDH	5	0	3	2	0	0
Jackson ChourioLF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Brice Turang2B	4	0	0	0	1	3
William ContrerasC	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jake Bauers1B	3	1	2	0	0	0
Andrew VaughnPH/1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett MitchellCF	4	0	2	1	0	1
Sal FrelickRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper PrattSS	2	2	0	0	2	1
Joey Ortiz3B	4	1	3	1	0	0
Totals	36	4	10	4	4	5

Iván Herrera led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ WetherholtSS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Iván HerreraDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	1
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	2	0	1	1
Lars NootbaarLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Masyn WinnPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Torres2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
José Fermín3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jimmy CrooksC	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nelson VelázquezPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pedro PagésC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	3	5	3	1	13	2

Pitching

Jacob Misiorowski went 7.0 innings for Milwaukee Brewers (11 SO, 3 ER); Bruce Zimmermann went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (2 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Milwaukee Brewers
Jacob Misiorowski	7.0	3	3	3	0	11	2
Aaron Ashby	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Abner Uribe	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Svanson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bruce Zimmermann	5.0	6	3	3	1	2	0
Ryne Stanek	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Justin Bruihl	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B1
Home Run Jordan Walker homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Wetherholt scores. MIL 0, STL 2
T3
Double Joey Ortiz doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Cooper Pratt scores. MIL 1, STL 2
T3
Single Christian Yelich singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Joey Ortiz scores. MIL 2, STL 2
B3
Home Run Iván Herrera homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. MIL 2, STL 3
T6
Single Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Garrett Mitchell singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Bauers scores. Garrett Mitchell to 2nd. MIL 3, STL 3
T7
Double Christian Yelich doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Cooper Pratt scores. Joey Ortiz to 3rd. MIL 4, STL 3

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Groundout Nathan Church grounds out to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. MIL 4, STL 3
B9
Strikeout Bryan Torres called out on strikes. MIL 4, STL 3
B9
Walk William Contreras challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Lars Nootbaar walks. MIL 4, STL 3
B9
Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to third baseman Joey Ortiz. MIL 4, STL 3
T9
Groundout William Contreras grounds out, second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 4, STL 3
T9
Walk Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Brice Turang walks. MIL 4, STL 3
T9
Groundout Jackson Chourio grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Joey Ortiz to 3rd. MIL 4, STL 3
T9
Flyout Christian Yelich flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. MIL 4, STL 3
T9
Single Joey Ortiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. MIL 4, STL 3
B8
Forceout Alec Burleson grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Brice Turang. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. MIL 4, STL 3
B8
Single Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Sal Frelick. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. MIL 4, STL 3
B8
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. MIL 4, STL 3
B8
Strikeout Nelson Velázquez called out on strikes. MIL 4, STL 3
B8
Flyout José Fermín flies out to center fielder Garrett Mitchell. MIL 4, STL 3
T8
Groundout Cooper Pratt grounds out, second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 4, STL 3
T8
Groundout Sal Frelick grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 4, STL 3
T8
Strikeout Garrett Mitchell called out on strikes. MIL 4, STL 3
B7
Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, third baseman Joey Ortiz to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. MIL 4, STL 3
B7
Strikeout Bryan Torres challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bryan Torres called out on strikes. MIL 4, STL 3
B7
Strikeout Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes. MIL 4, STL 3
T7
Groundout Andrew Vaughn grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 4, STL 3
T7
Intent Walk JoJo Romero intentionally walks William Contreras. MIL 4, STL 3
T7
Strikeout Brice Turang strikes out swinging. MIL 4, STL 3
T7
Groundout Jackson Chourio grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 4, STL 3
T7
Double Christian Yelich doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Cooper Pratt scores. Joey Ortiz to 3rd. MIL 4, STL 3
T7
Single Joey Ortiz singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Alec Burleson. Cooper Pratt to 2nd. MIL 3, STL 3
T7
Walk Cooper Pratt walks. MIL 3, STL 3
B6
Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. MIL 3, STL 3
B6
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. MIL 3, STL 3
B6
Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, third baseman Joey Ortiz to first baseman Jake Bauers. MIL 3, STL 3
T6
Groundout Sal Frelick grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Bruce Zimmermann. MIL 3, STL 3
T6
Single Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Garrett Mitchell singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Bauers scores. Garrett Mitchell to 2nd. MIL 3, STL 3
T6
Double Jake Bauers doubles (15) on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. MIL 2, STL 3
T6
Pop Out William Contreras pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 2, STL 3
T6
Flyout Brice Turang flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. MIL 2, STL 3
B5
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Jake Bauers. MIL 2, STL 3
B5
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. MIL 2, STL 3
B5
Strikeout José Fermín strikes out swinging. MIL 2, STL 3
T5
Pop Out Jackson Chourio pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory. MIL 2, STL 3
T5
Flyout Christian Yelich flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. MIL 2, STL 3
T5
Flyout Joey Ortiz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. MIL 2, STL 3
B4
Flyout Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Jackson Chourio. MIL 2, STL 3
B4
Flyout Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Sal Frelick. MIL 2, STL 3
B4
Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Jake Bauers. MIL 2, STL 3
T4
Strikeout Cooper Pratt strikes out swinging. MIL 2, STL 3
T4
Flyout Sal Frelick flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. MIL 2, STL 3
T4
Single Garrett Mitchell singles on a ground ball to shortstop JJ Wetherholt. MIL 2, STL 3
T4
Double Jake Bauers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. MIL 2, STL 3
T4
Groundout William Contreras grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 2, STL 3
B3
Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Brice Turang. MIL 2, STL 3
B3
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Jake Bauers. MIL 2, STL 3
B3
Home Run Iván Herrera homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. MIL 2, STL 3
B3
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. MIL 2, STL 2
T3
Strikeout Brice Turang strikes out swinging. MIL 2, STL 2
T3
Grounded Into DP Jackson Chourio grounds into a double play, second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson. Christian Yelich out at 2nd. Jackson Chourio out at 1st. MIL 2, STL 2
T3
Single Christian Yelich singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Joey Ortiz scores. MIL 2, STL 2
T3
Double Joey Ortiz doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Cooper Pratt scores. MIL 1, STL 2
T3
Walk Cooper Pratt walks. MIL 0, STL 2
B2
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. MIL 0, STL 2
B2
Strikeout José Fermín strikes out swinging. MIL 0, STL 2
B2
Strikeout Nathan Church strikes out swinging. MIL 0, STL 2
T2
Groundout Sal Frelick grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 0, STL 2
T2
Flyout Garrett Mitchell flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. MIL 0, STL 2
T2
Lineout Jake Bauers lines out softly to second baseman Bryan Torres. MIL 0, STL 2
B1
Strikeout Bryan Torres strikes out swinging. MIL 0, STL 2
B1
Double Lars Nootbaar doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jackson Chourio. MIL 0, STL 2
B1
Home Run Jordan Walker homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Wetherholt scores. MIL 0, STL 2
B1
Flyout Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Jackson Chourio. MIL 0, STL 0
B1
Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out softly, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Jake Bauers. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. MIL 0, STL 0
B1
Hit By Pitch JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch. MIL 0, STL 0
T1
Groundout William Contreras grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. MIL 0, STL 0
T1
Strikeout Brice Turang strikes out on a foul tip. MIL 0, STL 0
T1
Flyout Jackson Chourio flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Yelich to 3rd. MIL 0, STL 0
T1
Double Christian Yelich hits a ground-rule double (11) on a line drive down the right-field line. MIL 0, STL 0

St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers, July 7, 2026 (Game 1)

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Scoring Summary

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