Turang and Hamilton Erase Three-Run Hole in Seventh
Milwaukee scored four runs in the seventh inning to erase a 3-0 deficit and beat St. Louis 4-3 on July 6. The entire game turned on two swings — and the Cardinals never got the ball back.
St. Louis built its lead methodically and looked in control for most of the afternoon. In the third, a Velázquez fielder's choice plated Pagés, and then Fermín singled to center to score Wetherholt, pushing the Cardinals to 2-0. The lead grew to 3-0 in the sixth when Winn singled to left and Velázquez crossed the plate. Through six innings, Milwaukee had nothing to show for it — and Dustin May had done his part, going 4.2 innings with 7 strikeouts and zero earned runs before handing things off. The Cardinals' bullpen just needed to hold a three-run lead for nine outs.
They couldn't. The seventh inning unraveled fast. Hamilton doubled to right, scoring both Mitchell and Frelick to suddenly make it a one-run game. That double swung the home win probability from 68% to 40% — a 28-point shift in a single at-bat. The Cardinals' cushion had evaporated. Then Turang singled to left, and Ortiz and Yelich both scored, flipping the game entirely to 4-3 Milwaukee. Four runs, two hits, and a complete reversal — all in one inning. Hamilton finished 2-for-3 with 2 RBI; Turang went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI of his own. Mitchell went 2-for-3 and scored the run that started the avalanche.
On the mound, the story of the night was the bullpen work that sealed it. Shane Drohan gave Milwaukee six innings, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits with 2 strikeouts — a serviceable line that kept the Brewers close enough to matter. Chad Patrick then came on and threw 2 perfect innings, 0 hits, 0 walks, and 2 strikeouts to close it out. For St. Louis, Fermín and Winn each went 2-for-4 and combined for 2 RBI, but the offense went quiet when it needed a response most. Gordon Graceffo threw 2 scoreless innings in relief, but the damage was already done. Milwaukee looks like a team that refuses to let a game go quietly — and on this night, that stubbornness was the difference.