The Cardinals weren’t able to hold onto a two-run lead during a 3-2 loss to the Brewers in Milwaukee. Lars Nootbaar scored on a sacrifice fly in the second inning, and Luken Baker added a run on a wild pitch in the sixth to give St. Louis a 2-0 lead. However, Milwaukee responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth and took the lead on a Tyrone Taylor double in the seventh. Jacob Barnes was charged with his first loss in relief. The Cardinals are in fifth place in the NL Central at 69-and-89. Dakota Hudson starts for St. Louis against Milwaukee this afternoon.
>>Contreras Will Not Need Surgery
(Milwaukee, WI) — The Cardinals received a positive injury update on Willson Contreras. Manager Oli Marmol told reporters yesterday that the Cardinals slugger won’t need surgery on an injured left wrist that ended his season over the weekend. The team originally expected Contreras to need a procedure during the offseason before the catcher got a second opinion from a hand specialist in Arizona earlier this week. Contreras hit .264 with 20 home runs and 67 RBI during his first season with St. Louis.
