MILWAUKEE • Their rotation thinned by another serious injury and their hold on a winning record loosening, the Cardinals turned Thursday to a pitcher they need to be a contender in a game where they could have made a statement against a rival.
From errors to the wildest of pitches, six unearned runs to a position player pitching, the Cardinals crammed all of the potholes they’ve had this season into one of the most lackluster and haphazard games in the past decade. The hard-charging Milwaukee Brewers humbled the visiting Cardinals with an 11-3 reckoning at Miller Park that was not as close as the score indicated.