MIGUEL SANCHEZ

Cardinals closer Giovanny Gallegos fanned pinch-hitter Pablo Reyes for the final out and St. Louis won its 10th straight game, increasing its playoff lead by holding off the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers 2-1.

Daniel Vogelbach delivered a pinch-hit grand slam off Alex Reyes to cap a five-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Highly touted Milwaukee prospect Aaron Ashby got roughed up for seven runs in the first inning of his big league debut, but Luis Urias homered twice as the Brewers rallied to rout the Chicago Cubs 15-7 for their eighth straight win.

The women's and men's soccer programs have stormed through the regular season, and enter the conference tournament primed to bring home some hardware. The men open the postseason as the conference's third seed after posting a 6-2-1 record in conference play and finishing the regular season 10-5-2 overall. "We have a big group of very hard workers," said sophomore midfielder and team captain Noberto Lira. "To win this conference tournament, we just have to keep our confidence up, keep our shape and form, and we should be fine." It's the sixth time the program has won the regular season conference title in the last eight seasons, and they've qualified for the postseason in nine of the last 11.