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Fielder delivers for Brewers Brewers 5, Cardinals 4 * RBI single off Reyes in eighth inning allows Milwaukee to steal a victory after Wellemeyer is unable to hold on to a 4-1 lead.

Publication: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Publication Date: 09-JUL-09 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Fielder delivers for Brewers Brewers 5, Cardinals 4 * RBI single off Reyes in eighth inning allows Milwaukee to steal a victory after Wellemeyer is unable to hold on to a 4-1 lead.(Sports)

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Byline: Joe Strauss jstrauss@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8371

MILWAUKEE - The Cardinals seized the top of Wednesday night's fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers, leaving themselves in sight of a three-game lead in the NL Central and a lightning start to a supposedly tell-all 10-game trip.

They allowed the bottom of the same inning to turn it all upside down.

With the lead in hand, starting pitcher Todd Wellemeyer fumbled. The result was a 4-4 game that stretched to the eighth inning, where the Brewers manufactured a two-out rally capped by first baseman Prince Fielder's well-placed infield single to steal a 5-4 decision at Miller Park.

It is only early July, but Wednesday's loss may be neatly folded and tucked away for future reflection.

The Cardinals briefly had the chance to take their biggest lead since September 2006. Instead, they were reminded of Wellemeyer's inconsistencies and an offense's wasteful nature.

"There was a lot...

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