Fried (4-4) pitched seven innings, matching his
season best, and allowed one run on two hits, two walks and six
strikeouts. It was the sixth time he's allowed only one run in
11 starts this season.
Edgar Santana and Jacob Webb finished the game with one
scoreless inning apiece.
The Cardinals continued to struggle to score runs. They have
combined for 10 runs over their last seven games and have
dropped the first two games of the series.
St. Louis starter Carlos Martinez (3-8) took the loss, his
fourth straight. He lasted only three-plus innings and allowed
eight runs on eight hits, four walks and three strikeouts.
The Cardinals scored a run in the first. Tommy Edman led off
with a double and scored on Paul Goldschmidt's one-out infield
grounder.
The Braves tied the game in the bottom of the first on Austin
Riley's soft RBI single to right.
Atlanta rallied for four runs in the second inning. William
Contreras hit a solo homer, his seventh. Freddie Freeman drove
in Ronald Acuna Jr., who walked and stole second, and scored on
Albies' long homer to right, his 10th.
The Braves had another four-run outburst in the fourth. RBI
singles by Albies and Abraham Almonte, combined with Riley's
sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded walk to Fried, gave Atlanta a
9-1 lead.
Acuna was walked twice and hit by a pitch two times and has
reached base safely in 26 consecutive games.
--Field Level Media
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