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Hart's Sacrifice Fly Gives Brewers Extra Innings Win Over Cards

Last updated on Monday, June 7, 2010

ST. LOUIS, MO) - Corey Hart’s sacrifice fly in the top of the tenth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Brewers scored a pair of runs in the first and took a 3-0 lead when Rickie Weeks hit a solo homer off St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia in the top of the third.

The Cardinals chipped away with Colby Rasmus hitting a solo homer in the bottom of the third and Albert Pujols leading off the bottom of the sixth with a solo shot of Milwaukee starter Manny Parra.

The Redbirds tied the game on a Randy Winn sacrifice fly in the eighth.

With the win, the Brewers snap a three-game losing streak and avoid being swept in the series.

The Cardinals drop into a first-place tie with Cincinnati atop the NL Central standings.

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