Brewers pull off close 4-3 win against Cardinals

Four runs against Adam Wainwright proved to be just enough for the Brewers pitching staff as the Crew defeated the Cardinals 4-3 in Thursday night’s series opener.

The Brewers wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning. Luis Urias took Wainwright deep on the second at-bat of the game to open the scoring.

Back-to-back two-out singles by Andrew McCutchen and Rowdy Tellez brought Tyrone Taylor to the plate with runners on the corners. He punched a ground ball up the middle to score McCutchen and make it a 2-0 game.

The early lead would not last long. Eric Lauer battled his command over the first couple of innings, issuing two walks in the first and allowing two runs on an Albert…