MLB game summary of April 10, 2021: Avisail Garcia’s big game to stop the Cardinals

The Milwaukee Brewers ended the St. Louis Cardinals’ four-game winning streak with a 9-5 victory on Saturday.

Avisail Garcia hit a home run, a double and produced five runs to help his team win. This is his best production since his 6 points acquired on May 30, 2017, when he was part of the White Sox.

He first hit a two-run homerun over Carlos Martinez (0-2) to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning. A walk produced another run with the bases fulfilled in the sixth, then added a two-run double in the seventh.

Keston Hiura for his part hit a long ball good for three runs to bring the score to 8-2 in the seventh.

Brewers starter Adrian Houser (1-1) allowed one run in each of his five innings at the mound and was substituted in sixth after sending Yadier Molina to first pad early in the sixth inning.

Elsewhere in the Nationale:

Rockies 3 – Giants 4

COL: Ryan McMahon provisionally placed the Rockies ahead 3-1 in inning five with a two-run homer
SF: For the second game in a row, Brandon Crawford hit the decisive hit, a three-run homer in the sixth inning

Marlins 3 – Mets 0

MIA: Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a 402-foot homerun on an mph throw in the second inning
NYM: Jacob deGrom tied a personal high with 14 strikeouts in eight innings, but he was not backed up by the offense

Phillies 4 – Braves 5

PHI: The Phillies took a 2-0 lead thanks to a 2-point single from Didi Gregorius.
ATL: Freddie Freeman hit a 2-run homerun and put home the runner who definitely gave the Braves the lead in the seventh inning

Cubs 2 – Pirates 8

CHC: Javy Baez got 2 of 8 Cubs hits
PIT: Pirates ended six-game loss in a row

Reds 3 – Diamondbacks 8

CIN: Reds conceded their first loss in seven games
ARI: Riley Smith allowed just 2 runs on 8 hits in six innings in his first career start

Nationals 5 – Dodgers 9

WAS: Juan Soto hit two long balls and Ryan Zimmerman had 3 hits for the Nationals, who are still without four players in connection with the coronavirus
LAD: Chris Taylor hit a 3-run homer and AJ Pollock produced the same