The Cardinals ended their 2026 season Sunday with a 6-4 loss to Milwaukee, which swept the final series. After trailing 6-0, St. Louis cut the deficit to two on Leo Bernal’s three-run homer in the eighth; the Brewers now prepare for the National League playoffs.
Milwaukee scored three runs on six singles in the first inning, added Gary Sanchez’s two-run homer in the third and made it 6-0 in the fourth. Cardinals starter Andre Pallante allowed 10 hits and six earned runs over five innings, striking out four and walking one.
