Brewers beat Cardinals 6-0, Harrison, Mitchell homer

Garrett Mitchell hit a three-run homer and Kyle Harrison delivered six shutout innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night at American Family Field. The win extends Milwaukee's strong recent form and widens their lead in the National League Central division.

Harrison, the Brewers' starting pitcher, allowed four hits over his six innings of work, striking out two and walking none. He did not allow a Cardinals runner to advance past second base. The performance lowered his earned-run average to 1.57. Harrison has now won four of his five starts in May, allowing just three runs over 28 innings during the month. The Brewers' bullpen preserved the shutout, with relievers Grant Anderson, Abner Uribe, and Trevor Megill each pitching a scoreless inning.

The Brewers broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning. Christian Yelich led off with a double, and walks to Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang loaded the bases with no outs. William Contreras then drove a two-run double to center field, extending his hitting streak to 10 games and giving Milwaukee a 3-0 lead. That hit ended the night for Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy....