Lucroy HR not enough as Crew falls

MILWAUKEE — Matt Carpenter continued to bruise Brewers pitching, and Mike Leake capped off a terrific month of May in fitting fashion, as the Cardinals rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday. The win sealed the Cardinals’ 10th consecutive series victory at Miller Park.

The Cardinals ambushed scuffling Brewers starter Wily Peralta with four consecutive hits to open the game. That pushed across two runs, and Peralta would fail to finish six innings for the ninth time in his 11 season starts. Carpenter was a particular nuisance, as he notched his second straight four-hit game and scored four times. Three of his hits went for extra bases, including RBI triples in the seventh and eighth innings. He missed hitting for the cycle by a home run.

Leake was stung by a Jonathan Lucroy …

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