St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers: Final Score & Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on May 26, 2026, at American Family Field, turning what opened as a competitive game into a decisive home victory. The DiamondIQ model entered the night giving Milwaukee a 61% win probability, and by the final out that figure had climbed to 100%, reflecting just how thoroughly the Brewers controlled the outcome once their offense came to life.

The game's turning point arrived in two distinct waves. Jake Bauers delivered the first blow in the bottom of the fourth, connecting for a home run off Michael McGreevy that shifted win probability by plus 11.4 percentage points and opened the scoring. The fifth inning then broke the game open entirely against McGreevy and reliever Ryan Fernandez. William Contreras doubled for a plus 10.0 percentage point swing, Christian Yelich added a double worth plus 6.1 points, and Garrett Mitchell capped the inning with a home run off Fernandez that nudged Milwaukee's probability another 7.7 points higher, accounting for the bulk of the five-run fifth. The only moment that gave St. Louis any traction was a David Hamilton forceout in the second inning that produced a minus 6.0 percentage point swing against the Brewers, but it amounted to nothing on the scoreboard.

Kyle Harrison was the game's dominant individual performer by the DiamondIQ model's accounting, posting a plus 17.9% WPA from the mound to lead all players. Among Milwaukee's hitters, Bauers finished with the highest batting WPA at plus 12.3% alongside a plus 0.8 RE24, while Yelich contributed plus 4.5% WPA and a team-best plus 1.1 RE24 and Contreras added plus 4.3% WPA with a plus 1.0 RE24. St. Louis managed seven hits but never converted them into runs, finishing with a clean error column that nonetheless masked a thoroughly ineffective offensive night against Milwaukee's pitching staff.