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Brice Turang hits go-ahead single in eighth inning as Brewers defeat Cardinals 8-4

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Megargee, S. (2026, September 26). Brice Turang hits go-ahead single in eighth inning as Brewers defeat Cardinals 8-4. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/brice-turang-hits-go-ahead-single-in-eighth-inning-as-brewers-defeat-cardinals-8-4/article_6dd2f758-d11d-5c55-8488-835c89d2ca19.html

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Brice Turang hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Friday night. This was part of Turang's strong performance which included three hits and two doubles, contributing to the Brewers securing their 101st win of the season. The game saw Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker, and Alec Burleson homer for St. Louis, who had tied the game in the seventh inning before Milwaukee’s comeback in the eighth.

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On Friday night, Brice Turang delivered a decisive two-run single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game, helping the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 at Milwaukee's home stadium. This victory marked the Brewers' 101st win of the season and secured their home-field advantage throughout the postseason after clinching it in the previous night’s game. The Cardinals managed to tie the game earlier with hom runs by Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker, and Alec Burleson but couldn't keep up with Milwaukee's momentum. Uribe earned the win for pitching a scoreless eighth inning as the Brewers pulled ahead once again.

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Brewers MILWAUKEE St. Louis the Milwaukee Brewers the St. Louis Cardinals

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Friday night.

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🔮 William Contreras added an RBI single and Jake Bauers drove in a run with a sacrifice fly later in the eighth.

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

Brice Turang hits go-ahead single in eighth inning as Brewers defeat Cardinals 8-4 · assertive framing

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Brewers → deliver → night

Turang also hit a pair of doubles for the Brewers, who earned their 101st win of the season. asserted

who → hit → season

Milwaukee was playing one night after clinching home-field advantage throughout the postseason. asserted

Milwaukee → play → postseason

Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson homered for St. Louis. asserted

Herrera → homer → Louis

Milwaukee’s eighth-inning rally started when Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff single against Luis Gastelum (5-4). asserted

Chourio → start → Gastelum

Justin Bruihl came out of the bullpen and his first pitch hit David Hamilton, who was squaring around to bunt. asserted

who → come → Hamilton

Garrett Mitchell then hit a sacrifice bunt of his own but reached safely because Bruihl’s throw to first was high, loading the bases. asserted

throw → hit → bases

Turang hit a ground-ball single through a drawn-in infield and into left to bring home Chourio and Hamilton. asserted

Turang → hit → Chourio

William Contreras added an RBI single and Jake Bauers drove in a run with a sacrifice fly later in the eighth. asserted

Bauers → add → eighth

Abner Uribe (6-3) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn the win. asserted

Uribe → pitch → win

St. Louis erased a 4-1 deficit to tie the game in the seventh as Walker hit a leadoff homer and Burleson delivered a tying two-run shot off the right-field foul pole. asserted

Burleson → erase → pole

Both homers came off Bryse Wilson, who was pitching for the Brewers for the first time since Aug. 30 after getting activated from the injured list earlier Friday. asserted

who → come → list

Brewers starter Robert Gasser continued his September surge by collecting a career-high nine strikeouts and allowing one hit in his six-inning stint. asserted

Gasser → continue → stint

Gasser has allowed three runs over 22 2/3 innings in his last four appearances – lowering his ERA from 4.57 to 3.87 – as he bids for a spot in Milwaukee’s playoff starting rotation. asserted

he → allow → rotation

The only hit Gasser allowed came on Herrera’s one-out solo shot in the fourth inning. asserted

Gasser → allow → inning

Quinn Mathews (2-3, 3.65 ERA) pitches for St. Louis and Dustin May (7-9, 4.87) starts for Milwaukee on Saturday. uncertain

May → pitch → Saturday