Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

53-55, 26-27 Away

Final

53-53, 30-22 Home


ATL
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0

M. Fried8-7

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

J. Lester3-6

5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

BravesTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 88
  2
  Foul Ball
  Curve 75
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  4
  Ball
  Cutter 87
  5
  Ball
  Cutter 85
  6
  Ball
  Cutter 85
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- Rondón hit for Lester
  6
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- J. Chavez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- L. Garcia pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- E. Santana pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- Nootbaar hit for García
  6
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- J. Miller pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- Almonte hit for Santana
  6
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- J. Tomlin pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- Heredia in center field.
  6
  0
- Pederson in right field.
  6
  0
- O'Neill to second on fielder's indifference.
  6
  0
- Molina to second on fielder's indifference.
  6
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	88
2 Foul Ball	Curve	75
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
4 Ball	Cutter	87
5 Ball	Cutter	85
6 Ball	Cutter	85

Braves
6
Cardinals
1

Game 1

8/3

Braves
7
Cardinals
4

Game 2

8/4

Braves
8
Cardinals
4

Game 3

8/5

Busch Stadium

8:15 PM, August 3, 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 31,509

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
Second Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Third Base Umpire - Dan Merzel

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	22	9	.710	-	W3
Miami	15	16	.484	7	W2
Washington	14	17	.452	8	W1
Philadelphia	10	19	.345	11	W1
New York	10	20	.333	11.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	19	11	.633	-	L1
Chicago	19	12	.613	0.5	W2
St. Louis	17	13	.567	2	W3
Milwaukee	15	14	.517	3.5	L1
Pittsburgh	16	15	.516	3.5	L4

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Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

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