Brewers light up Cardinals, 9-3

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Avisaíl García homered for the second day in a row, Travis Shaw and Manny Piña also connected and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3.

García, who homered and drove in five runs in a 9-5 win Saturday, and Shaw hit early drives that helped the Brewers build a 7-0 lead in the second inning.

Brett Anderson tossed five effective innings for Milwaukee, which has won four of its last five games to pull itself a game above .500 at 5-4 on the season.

Austin Dean had a two-run double for the Cardinals, who have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak.

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