MILWAUKEE (AP) – Jim Edmonds had two hits and two RBIs, and David Eckstein and Scott Rolen each scored twice to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Josh Hancock (3-2) earned the win in relief, striking out two in 1 1-3 hitless innings. Jason Isringhausen worked the ninth for his 20th save in 24 chances. It was his 160th save with the Cardinals, tying Lee Smith for the franchise record.
St. Louis has won two of three since a three-game losing streak.
Bill Hall had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Brewers, who lost six of 10 on their homestand.
Edmonds’ two-run double in the first gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead. After Rickie Weeks homered to open the bottom of the first for Milwaukee, Yadier Molina’s solo homer made it 3-1 in the second.
Prince Fielder hit his 10th homer in the bottom of the second to bring the Brewers within a run again, and Juan Encarnacion’s RBI ground out in the third made it 4-2.
Hall’s 15th homer pulled the Brewers to 4-3, before the Cardinals scored three runs in the fourth.
St. Louis strung together the runs with three hits and a walk off Brewers starter Dave Bush (4-6) that began when center fielder Gabe Gross let Eckstein’s single bounced over his glove for an error, allowing Hector Luna to score.
John Rodriguez singled in Cardinals starter Jeff Suppan and Rolen’s sacrifice fly scored Eckstein to give the Cardinals a 7-3 lead.
Hall added a two-run triple in the bottom of the fourth to complete the scoring.
Every Cardinals player had reached base by the fifth inning, but Bush was done after four, having allowed seven hits and three walks while striking out three.
Suppan, who was looking for his 100th career win, couldn’t hang around long enough for the decision after giving up the five runs and six hits in four-plus innings. He walked five and struck out four, and was pulled when he walked Carlos Lee to begin the fifth.
Notes: Rolen’s 14-game hitting streak ended after he went 0-for-2 with two walks and a sacrifice fly. … Brewers manager Ned Yost was ejected after the fourth inning for arguing balls and strikes. … Weeks led off the game with a homer for the third time in his career. … Brewers CF Brady Clark was not in the lineup the day after straining his right, throwing shoulder. Clark, considered day-to-day, pinch hit for Bush, weakly popping out foul in the fourth. … St. Louis is 20-8 in day games, and just 17-17 at night.
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