Herrera Punishes Brewers for Walking Weatherholt-Cardinals Win 6-3
Apr 28, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Ivan Herrera (48) hits a double against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eighth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The St.
Louis Cardinals got a strong start from Kyle Leahy and the offense came through when it mattered as they beat their NL Central rival Brewers 6-3 Monday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals offense executed excellent situational hitting early as Masyn Winn walked in the bottom of the 2nd inning. After Nathan Church flied out and Pedro Pagés struck out, Victor Scott II singled advancing Winn to third base and then JJ Wetherholt came up clutch by lancing a single into right-center driving in Winn and giving St.
Louis a 1-0 lead. St. Louis would threaten (and follow thru on that threat) in the bottom of the 4th inning when Nathan Church ripped a double.
Pedro Pagés walked and Victor Scott II sacrificed advancing both runners to second and third. Victor, by the way, had 2 hits in addition to his sacrifice bunt. A good night for VSII.
The Milwaukee Brewers then made the fateful decision to intentionally walk JJ Wetherholt loading the bases for Ivan Herrera. He promptly unloaded them giving the Cardinals a 4-0 lead. Kyle Leahy had nasty stuff Monday night (in a good way for the Cardinals) throwing 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball.