Trevor Hoffman, all-time saves leader in Major League Baseball recorded his 600th save of his career last night. Chris Narveson (11-7) was solid in seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits to pick up the win. The left-hander also struck out nine and walked three. "Accomplishments like this are shared among a lot of people and I think it just validates the work you put in and the ballplayer that good things can happen," Hoffman said.Yadier Molina and Colby Rasmus each drove in a run for the Cardinals, who won 8-6 in the opener of this three-game series on Monday. Kyle Lohse (2-7) went five innings in the start, giving up four runs on seven hits. St. Louis sits six games behind the Reds in the NL Central standings."Tough way to lose. It's frustrating to give up the two-out hits again," Lohse said.The Brewers put a pair of runs on the board in the first. With two outs, Ryan Braun reached base on an infield single. Fielder drove in Braun with a double to right. McGehee then scored Fielder with a two-bagger of his own.St. Louis tied the game in the fourth. Albert Pujols singled and Matt Holliday doubled with one out. Molina and Rasmus followed with consecutive RBI singles to make it 2-2. The Cardinals went on to load the bases, but Lohse grounded out to end the inning.Milwaukee took back the lead in the fifth. Narveson was hit by a pitch and Rickie Weeks walked. Following two outs, Fielder walked to load the bases. McGehee stepped to the plate and delivered a two-run single to left for a 4-2 advantage.Carlos Villanueva and John Axford combined to pitch a scoreless eighth. Hoffman worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to record his ninth save of the year.
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