Mixing a fastball that topped 95 mph with his effective slider, the St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn struck out 11 and allowed three hits over seven innings in a 4-0 victory Monday night to snap Milwaukee’s nine-game winning streak.
Lynn (3-0) frustrated the Brewers all night. He left Carlos Gomez twisting in the batter’s box on swings and misses. He made Jonathan Lucroy, a .357 hitter, whiff badly on a fastball low in the zone in the second and froze Scooter Gennett on a heater outside.
Jhonny Peralta hit a solo shot in the second off Brewers starter Matt Garza, and Jon Jay had a three-run homer to the right field corner in the sixth. Reliever Carlos Martinez tossed two scoreless innings to finish off the surprising Brewers, who still have the majors’ best record at 10-3.
Information from Espn.com contributed to this report.