"The guys are playing hard," Oli Marmol said. "Tomorrow's off day is a timely one; we'll get to regroup and then get back at it."

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. Not only did the win clinch a 3-1 series lead for Milwaukee, but it also gave them a 1.5 game lead over St.

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) The Brewers held off a late Cardinals scoring chance for a 3-2 win on Sunday. Nolan Arenado singled on the 12th pitch of his lead-off at-bat. Nolan Gorman followed with a bunt single. Both runners moved up to second and third on a wild pitch, but Trevor Megill escaped by striking out the final two batters of the game.

The Cardinals fell into a tie with Cincinnati for third place in the NL Central, seven games behind the division-leading Cubs.

Willson Contreras took an explicit shot towards an unnamed Brewers player after the Cardinals' win over Milwaukee on Saturday.

Both Willson Contreras and Rhys Hoskins were hit by pitches and tempers flared, but a three-run home run by St. Louis' Nolan Gorman loomed large.