Cardinals Offense Still Sputtering, Cubs Drop Loss to Brewers

ST. LOUIS -- Offensive inconsistency. The St. Louis Cardinals are still dealing with a team that can be explosive one time and can't find hits in the next game.

San Diego handed St. Louis a 4-2 loss at Busch Stadium for their second straight. Once again, St. Louis couldn't find their offensive power. With Marcell Ozuna's two-run homer in the sixth, there was not much else to get excited about.

Padres' relievers kept the Cardinals stymied, putting down nine of the last 10 to finish out strong. Padres' pitchers didn't give up a walk.

Luke Weaver gave up two runs in the first and two in the sixth to drop his sixth loss of the season.

Brewers 1, Cubs 0

MILWAUKEE -- Mike Montgomery gave up just two hits in the six innings he threw but that was all Milwaukee needed to down the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Wednesday.

Lorenzo Cain hit a solo home run for the Brewers and that was the game.

The Cubs won the series opener in 11 innings Monday but the Brewers shut them out over the next two games and now lead by 1 1/2 games in the Central Division.

Besides the home run, Montgomery gave up a leadoff single in the first. This was Montgomery's fourth start  and he has a 1.14 ERA.

Jason Heyward came through with an outstanding catch in the second. Hernan Perez struck out but several Cubs miscues put him at second. base and then he followed with a steal to third. Erik Katz hit a shallow fly ball and Heyward came in with a diving catch then threw home to keep Perez from scoring.

Brown Catches Thieves

Former major-league pitcher Kevin Brown recently caught two thieves stealing mail from his home in Macon, Georgia. Brown took matters into his own hands by holding the man and a teenager at gunpoint until police arrived.

Wednesday, June 13 Scoreboard

San Diego 4, St. Louis 2

Milwaukee 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2

Atlanta 2, New York Mets 0

Boston 5, Baltimore 1

Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0

Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 4

Seattle 8, Los Angeles Angels 6

Washington 5, New York Yankees 4

Colorado 7, Philadelphia 2

Detroit 5, Minnesota 2

Miami 5, San Francisco 4

Houston 13, Oakland 5

Cincinnati 7, Kansas City 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Texas 2 (F/11)

Thursday, April 14 Schedule (All Times Central)

San Francisco at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 6;35 p.m.

New York Mets at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Friday, June 15 Schedule (All Times Central)

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 6;10 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 6;35 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Detriot at Chicago White Sox, 7;10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7;15 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, 8;35 p.m.

New York Mets at  Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Saturday, June 16 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tampa Bay at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Detriot at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Colorado at  Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Miami at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 3:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 3:10 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.

San  Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:15 p.m.

New York Mets at Arizona, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday, June 17 Schedule (All Times Central)

Miami at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh,1 2:35 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

New York Mets at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7 p.m.