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Martinez, Matts zero in as Cards take opener
- Updated: May 30, 2016
MILWAUKEE — A Brewers sweep of the Cardinals this week would have vaulted them into third place, but Carlos Martinez & Co. shut down that possibility with authority.
Martinez finished his difficult month of May with an eight-inning gem while Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday fueled the Cardinals’ offense in a 6-0 win over the Brewers on Monday at Miller Park. By turning back a Brewers team which had won five of its last six games, the Cardinals won for the 29th time in their last 39 games in Milwaukee.
The Brewers absorbed their first loss with Junior Guerra on the mound despite the right-hander’s quality start. Dragged down by some defensive lapses, Guerra was charged with four runs (three earned) on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings in his matchup with Martinez, who entered the day 0-5 with a 6.84 ERA in …
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