Bauers and Turang homers help the NL Central-leading Brewers beat the Cardinals 8-4

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Bauers hit a three-run home run, Brice Turang added his 13th homer of the season, and the Milwaukee Brewers used a six-run third inning to rally past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday night to claim four of five games in the series.

Milwaukee won four games in a series at St. Louis for the second time in franchise history and the first time since 2008. The NL Central-leading Brewers are 59-34 with one series to go before the All-Star break.

Turang opened the decisive third with an RBI single before Bauers hit his 17th homer of the season into the seats in right, giving Milwaukee a 6-0 lead it never surrendered. Bauers is tied for the MLB lead with seven three-run homers.

Turang hit a solo shot to center in the seventh, extending the lead to 7-4.

Sal Frelick and Cooper Pratt each had RBI singles in the second inning to give the Brewers an early 2-0 lead, and William Contreras capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly that scored Jackson Chourio in the ninth.

Logan Henderson (3-1) threw 5 1/3 innings in his first start since May 22 after landing on the 15-day injured list with a lower back strain. He struck out four and allowed three runs on three hits.

Lars Nootbaar had an RBI single for St. Louis in the fourth, and Jordan Walker added a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth. Walker became the sixth Cardinals player to have 73 or more RBIs before to the All-Star break since 1955.

Andre Pallante (10-6) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings for the Cardinals.

Brewers RHP Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.13 ERA) faces Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (9-3, 3.24 ERA) on Friday.

Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.86 ERA) squares off against Atlanta LHP Chris Sale (9-6, 2.27 ERA) in a series opener on Friday.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Jake Bauers (9) is congratulated by third base coach Matt Erickson after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell is tagged out by St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio, left, is congratulated by teammate William Contreras (24) after scoring during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell, center, scores between St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante, left, and catcher Iván Herrera during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered and moved closer to 2,000 hits, and Merrill Kelly combined with two relievers on a three-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night to split a four-game series.

The Diamondbacks and Padres are jockeying for second place in the NL West, well behind the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona popped back into a tie with San Diego, 14 1/2 games behind the idle Dodgers.

Arenado homered to left field off Yuki Matsui with two outs in the sixth, his 11th of the season and 364th of his 14-year career. He's six shy of becoming the sixth active player to reach 2,000 hits. He's in his first season with Arizona after spending five with St. Louis and his first eight with Colorado.

The Southern California native has 17 homers at Petco Park, the most by a visiting player. He's reached base safely in 25 of his last 26 games at the downtown ballpark since Sept. 1, 2018.

Kelly (7-8) quieted the Padres a night after they won 10-4. He held San Diego to one run and three hits in seven innings, with six strikeouts and three walks. Kevin Ginkel pitched a perfect eighth and Paul Sewald a perfect ninth for his 21st save.

Kelly’s only big mistake was allowing Manny Machado’s homer to right leading off the second. It was Machado’s 19th overall and fifth in 11 games. Machado was back in the lineup after sitting out Wednesday, a night after fouling a ball off his left big toe.

Geraldo Perdomo's RBI single with two outs in the fifth gave Arizona a 2-1 lead and chased starter Griffin Canning (1-7). A wild pitch by Canning brought in Arizona's first run, in the fourth.

Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (7-3, 2.25 ERA) is scheduled to start opposite Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (8-2, 1.79) on Friday night in Los Angeles. Padres LHP JP Sears (2-1, 4.70 ERA) is scheduled to start against Toronto at home on Friday night.

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado, right, runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off San Diego Padres' Yuki Matsui in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

San Diego Padres' Yuki Matsui works against an Arizona Diamondbacks' batter in the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo, second from right, congratulates Nolan Arenado (28) as manager Torey Lovullo, right, watches after Arenado hit a solo home run against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado, gestures as he crosses the plate after hitting a solo home run against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)