Brewers' Quinn Priester beats Cardinals to extend win streak

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Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer and Quinn Priester pitched 5 1/3 effective innings as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-2 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

Priester (13-2) allowed two runs on five hits to extend his franchise record for winning decisions to 12 games