complete a four-game sweep of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, falling 4-3 on Sunday. Milwaukee scored three runs in the first inning but failed to score again against starter Miles Mikolas. The Cardinals scored single runs in four innings, capped by Michael Siani’s RBI double in the seventh. Brewers starter Bryse Wilson allowed two runs on five hits in four innings and walked five. “It was a one-run game, but they left 13 on base,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said of the Cardinals. “We walked too many guys. We

didn’t execute. I think offensively and pitching, it wasn’t a great game for us. It’s hard to beat a major league team four times.” Pittsburgh, meanwhile, lost 5-4 to the visiting Chicago Cubs in 10 innings. Chicago scored three runs in the top of the 10th. Pittsburgh’s Connor Joe answered with a two-run homer to start the bottom half, and Jack Suwinski followed with a walk. But he got no farther than

second base. Rea has been one of the most consistent starters in the Brewers’ injury-depleted rotation. He lasted 4 2/3 innings his last time out, giving up four runs, all in the fifth inning, but did not get the decision in a 6-5 win at Kansas City on Tuesday. Milwaukee is 6-1 in Rea’s starts. “Overall, just didn’t feel great,” Rea said afterward. “I felt like those first four innings, I just got through. Especially the first

three, then the fourth inning, I started to feel a little bit better. The fifth inning, didn’t make great pitches. They made pretty good adjustments to what we were doing … It happened pretty quick.” Rea is 2-1 with a 5.94 ERA in four career games, including three starts, vs. the Pirates. William Contreras and Christian Yelich are two of Milwaukee hottest hitters.