MILWAUKEE - Here are some highlights, and low points, from the Brewers' 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night at Miller Park.

THREE UP ...

In gear

It looked like a single to left for Corey Hart. But with Cardinals left-fielder Skip Schumaker shading to left-center and Hart running hard right out of the box, the single turned into a double that scored Ryan Braun from second in the fourth inning. Hart later went to third on an infield out and scored on a wild pitch.

Putting up zeroes

The Brewers bullpen shut down the Cardinals over the final four innings to stretch their shutout string to 12 consecutive innings. David Riske threw two innings, followed by Salomon Torres and Brian Shouse.

The upside

Manny Parra didn't make it through six innings for the seventh time this season. But he did retire the last nine hitters he faced, arguably his best stretch of the season, before being removed for pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn in the fifth. But ...

... THREE DOWN

The downside

It took Parra four pitches to get the first two outs of the game. It took 58 more pitches to get the next seven outs. In the midst of all those pitches, Parra gave up a solo home run to Albert Pujols, three walks, a hit batter, two singles and two more runs to put the Brewers in a 3-0 hole.

Bad timing

One trick managers use to bust out of an offensive malaise like the Brewers are in is the hit and run, which is what manager Ned Yost tried with Gwynn on first and Jason Kendall at bat in the fifth. The only problem is the other team knows that, too. So the Cardinals called a pitchout. Kendall threw his bat at the pitch but Gwynn was easy pickings for Cards catcher Yadier Molina at second.

The big tease

Braun and Prince Fielder opened the sixth with singles. But Braun, at third and running on contact, was out on Hart's grounder and Bill Hall doused the threat with a double play ball.