Brice Turang hits go-ahead single in eighth inning as Brewers defeat Cardinals 8-4

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Friday night.

Turang also hit a pair of doubles for the Brewers, who earned their 101st win of the season. Milwaukee was playing one night after clinching home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson homered for St. Louis.

Milwaukee’s eighth-inning rally started when Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff single against Luis Gastelum (5-4). Justin Bruihl came out of the bullpen and his first pitch hit David Hamilton, who was squaring around to bunt.

Garrett Mitchell then hit a sacrifice bunt of his own but reached safely because Bruihl’s throw to first was high, loading the bases.

Turang hit a ground-ball single through a drawn-in infield and into left to bring home Chourio and Hamilton. William Contreras added an RBI single and Jake Bauers drove in a run with a sacrifice fly later in the eighth.