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Brewers pick up tight 5-3 victory over Cardinals

The Milwaukee Brewers picked up comfortable victories in the first two games of this series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Tonight, they had to sweat a little more, but they picked up an exciting come-from-behind victory, winning 5-3. In the spirit of Hughie Jennings and Ron Hunt, the Brewers scored their first two runs—in separate innings—on RBI hit-by-pitches, and finally got the big hit in the bottom of the seventh when Rhys Hoskins hit a two-out, three-run home run to give the Brewers a 5-3 lead. It was the Brewers’ eighth straight victory against the Cardinals, their longest ever streak against St.