Cardinals cruise past Brewers for 11th straight win

Tyler O'Neill and Paul Goldschmidt hit two-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the host Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 on Wednesday night for their 11th consecutive victory, extending their lead in the National League wild-card chase.

St. Louis (82-69) moved 4 1/2 games in front of Cincinnati (78-74) and Philadelphia (78-74) for the second NL wild card. The Reds had their scheduled Wednesday game against the Pittsburgh