The Milwaukee Brewers cruised to another convincing win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday in a 6-0 shutout to take the series against their division rivals.

Once again, Milwaukee's offense and defense worked in unison to deliver the victory. Here is how it happened:

The starter for the Brewers on Tuesday was left-hander Kyle Harrison, who was coming off a dominant outing against the Chicago Cubs on May 20 in which he struck out 11 batters over seven shutout innings of work.

While Harrison did not fill up his strikeout count against the Cardinals, he was very effective nonetheless.

Harrison provided the first six shutout innings of work for Milwaukee’s pitchers who would see the mound, and he struck out two batters while only allowing four hits. Additionally, he did not allow any walks, and he was awarded the winning decision to bring him to 6-1 on the season.

After Harrison’s night ended, Brewers manager Pat Murphy relied on three pitchers in the bullpen to get the team to the finish line, starting with Grant Anderson.

Anderson pitched one inning and notched a strikeout while only allowing one hit. He then handed the ball off to Abner Uribe, who also put in one inning of work and struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk.

Finally, Trevor Megill took the mound to close the game, and he only allowed a hit in his one inning on the hill. By the end of the game, Milwaukee’s pitchers had completed the shutout while striking out five batters and only allowing seven hits and one walk.

Through the top of the fourth inning, the game remained scoreless as both teams struggled to break through. Then the Brewers did what they have done time and time again: Hang a cluster of runs in one frame.

The scoring began in the bottom of the fourth inning with a Jake Bauers solo home run to right-center field, his eighth deep shot of the season. Then, Milwaukee really began to open things up in the fifth.

After the Brewers loaded the bases thanks to a Christian Yelich double and walks taken by Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio, William Contreras brought two runs home with a double of his own to make it a 3-0 game. 

Then, Garrett Mitchell blew the game open with a bases-clearing, three-run home run to center field to cap off a five-run inning. By the end of the evening, the Brewers had only logged three more hits than St. Louis (10-7) but their effectiveness in converting runners in scoring position made all the difference.

Milwaukee will aim for the sweep when it hosts the Cardinals on Wednesday at 12:40 p.m. CT.

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