Brewers Stymie Cardinals, Cubs Fall Again

ST. LOUIS -- Milwaukee had the pitching and the hitting and defeated St. Louis 12-4 in action at Busch Stadium Tuesday.

The Brewers held a 2-0 lead right off the bat and tallied four more in the fourth and finished strong with 15 hits.

The Cardinals, meanwhile, tallied eight hits but finished with three errors. Jose Martinez had a single and double while Yadier Molina produced runs with a three-run shot in the fourth inning.

Marcell Ozuna added three singles.

Austin Gomber went 3.2 innings allowing seven hits, five runs, no walks and striking out six.

Pirates 6, Cubs 0

CHICAGO -- Behind a 10-hit attack, the Pittsburgh Pirates quieted the Chicago Cubs by a 6-0 count Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs went through eight pitchers including starter Mike Mongomery who lasted four innings, allowing seven hits, five runs, one walk and striking out three.

Anthony Rizzo had the lone extra base hit for the Cubs with a double. Javier Baez contributed two singles.

Pittsburgh's Chris Archer went six innings allowing four hits, two walks and striking out nine.

Nationals' Scherzer Records 300th Strikeout

Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer recorded his 300th strikeout of the season Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins. Scherzer is just the sixth pitcher since 1990 to hit the 300 mark.

Mets' Wright Reactivated

The New York Mets have reactivated David Wright. Wright hasn't played in the majors since May 27, 2016, due to neck, back and shoulder injuries that required surgery. Wright is scheduled to start at third base in his farewell game Saturday night against Miami.

Angels' Ohtani To Have Surgery

The Los Angeles Angels say Shohei Ohtani will have Tommy John surgery after the regular season and will be unable to pitch next year. However, the Angels say he will be able to DH.

Tuesday, September 25 Scoreboard

Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 0

Milwaukee 12, St. Louis 4

Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 4

Kansas City 4, Cincinnati 3

New York Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 2

Houston 4, Toronto 1

Washington 9, Miami 4

Atlanta 7, New York Mets 3

Detroit 4, Minnesota 2

Arizona 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Colorado 10, Philadelphia 3

Seattle 10, Oakland 8 (F/11)

Los Angeles Angels 4, Texas 1

San Francisco 5, San Diego 4 (F/12)

Baltimore at Boston, postponed

Wednesday, September 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Baltimore at Boston, 12:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 3:05 p.m.

Houston at Toronto, 3:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Texas at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.