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Ronald Acuna Jr. and Robbie Grossman drove in two runs each for
the Braves, who won for the 15th time in their past 17 games.
Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who lost
for just the third time in 13 games.
Braves starter Spencer Strider (8-4) held the Cardinals to one
run on six hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out seven.
Cardinals starter Jose Quintana (4-6) allowed four runs (two
earned) on seven hits and two walks in five-plus innings. He
fanned three.
Yadier Molina made his 2,092nd start at catcher for the
Cardinals, passing Bob Boone, who played from 1972-90, for third
most in major league history.
The Cardinals broke on top in the third inning. Tommy Edman was
hit by a pitch, stole second base, moved to third on Lars
Nootbaar's infield single and scored on a double-play grounder.
Atlanta exploited a fourth-inning Cardinals miscue to move ahead
2-1. After Dansby Swanson hit a single and Austin Riley lined
out, Matt Olson hit a potential double-play grounder to second
baseman Nolan Gorman, who threw wildly toward second base.
Swanson scored on the error, and Travis d'Arnaud followed with a
RBI single.
Atlanta extended its lead to 5-1 in the sixth inning. Riley
walked, Olson hit a double, d'Arnaud walked and Contreras hit a
three-run double.
The Braves made it 8-1 in the eighth inning on RBI singles by
Grossman and Acuna followed by Swanson's run-scoring groundout.
After Michael Harris II hit an RBI double in the ninth inning,
the Cardinals put backup catcher Andrew Knizner on the mound.
Grossman hit a run-scoring grounder and Acuna added an RBI
single to make it 11-1.
O'Neill's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth cut the
deficit to 11-3. Brendan Donovan later hit a RBI single off the
head of reliever Jackson Stephens, who was able to exit the
field under his own power.
--Field Level Media
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