Milwaukee Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski pitches in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Cardinals on Tuesday in St. Louis. (AP photo)

ST. LOUIS — Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 in seven strong innings, Christian Yelich drove in a pair of runs and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader on Tuesday.

Misiorowski (10-4) allowed three hits, including a pair of homers, and didn’t walk a batter. The 24-year-old right-hander threw 57 of his 103 pitches at 100 mph or more. It’s the third time this season he has thrown at least 57 pitches 100 mph or more.

Aaron Ashby pitched a scoreless eighth and Abner Uribe earned his sixth save in eight opportunities.

Jordan Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Cardinals, and Iván Herrera added a solo shot in the third.

Joey Ortiz’s double got the Brewers on the board and Yelich followed with an RBI single to tie it at 2 in the third inning. Garrett Mitchell’s RBI single pulled the Brewers even at 3-all in the sixth. Yelich’s RBI double off JoJo Romero broke a 3-all tie in the seventh.

Walker’s 21st homer of the season left his bat at 105.6 mph, according to Statcast. Herrera is hitting .333 (4 for 12) with a pair of homers in his career against Misiorowski.

Ryne Stanek (2-2) took the loss, allowing both batters he faced to reach before exiting the game when he rolled his ankle after getting tangled with Ortiz in an awkward play at first in the seventh, setting up Yelich’s double.

Brewers 10, Cardinals 2

In Tuesday’s nightcap, Ortiz homered and Robert Gasser pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings as the Brewers completed the doubleheader sweep.

Milwaukee has won four straight games and seven in a row against St. Louis. The Cardinals lost their fourth straight.

Gasser (2-3) allowed just a two-run homer to Nelson Velázquez. He struck out four, walked one and scattered four hits.

Cooper Pratt gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead with a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on a Yelich groundout.

Luis Lara, in his major league debut, got his first hit and RBI with a two-run single that gave the Brewers a 3-0 lead in the fifth.

Milwaukee broke it open with seven runs against Cardinals reliever Jared Shuster in the seventh. Ortiz started the outburst with a solo homer and Brice Turang, Gary Sánchez, Jackson Chourio and Pratt followed with RBI hits.

Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins (1-1), who was appointed the team’s 27th man for the doubleheader, allowed three runs on four hits in five innings. With St. Louis trailing by eight, infielder Bryan Torres pitched two scoreless innings of relief.

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