Nolan Arenado's three-run double powered the Cardinals to a 7-1 victory over the Brewers.

Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double in a five-run fifth inning, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals, improving to 75-79, scored first on an RBI single by Lars Nootbaar and added runs in the second. After Sal Frelick homered in the third, St. Louis exploded in the fifth with back-to-back singles by Brendan Donovan, Ivan Herrera, and Alec Burleson, setting up Arenado’s double. Thomas Saggese added an RBI double and Jordan Walker drove in a run. Sonny Gray (14-8) allowed one run in six innings with seven strikeouts. The Brewers, who fell to 96-60 and lost their three-game winning streak, saw Jacob Misiorowski (5-3) give up two runs in 3 2/3 innings. The Cardinals remain six games behind the Cubs in the NL Central.