Liberatore, recalled from the minors prior to the game, pitched five scoreless innings to win a duel with former Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and put the Cardinals on the path to a 3-0 win over the NL Central Division-leading Milwaukee Brewers in front of an announced crowd of 35,433 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals (18-26) won their third consecutive series as well as eight of their past 10 games as they get set to host the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Thursday night.
Liberatore, recalled from Triple-A Memphis prior to the game, made his first start in the majors this season after having been the top-performing pitcher in the Cardinals’ farm system so far this year.