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Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (1-0) allowed
three runs on nine hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. He
struck out one.
St. Louis starter Jake Woodford (0-1) gave up six runs on seven
hits, including three homers, in 4 1/3 innings. He walked three
and fanned three.
Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo homer for
the Cardinals.
Riley's 473-foot homer to left-center field in the first inning
put the Braves up 1-0.
The Cardinals tied the game in the bottom of the frame. Alec
Burleson and Goldschmidt hit singles before Nolan Arenado drove
in a run with a fielder's-choice grounder.
The Braves grabbed a 6-1 lead with a five-run outburst in the
second inning. Albies followed Michael Harris II's single with
his two-run homer, then Eddie Rosario's single and Orlando
Arcia's double set the stage for Acuna's three-run shot.
St. Louis cut the deficit to 6-3 in the fourth inning. Nolan
Gorman hit a leadoff single, moved to third on Tyler O'Neill's
single and scored on Jordan Walker's single.
One out later, Brendan Donovan hit a run-scoring groundout.
Atlanta pushed its lead to 8-3 in the seventh inning when Acuna
led off with a double, Matt Olson hit an RBI single, and Travis
d'Arnaud smacked a one-out RBI double.
Goldschmidt's solo homer in the bottom of the inning cut the
deficit to 8-4.
The Cardinals threatened in the eighth inning when O'Neill hit a
leadoff single and Tommy Edman drew a one-out walk. But Collin
McHugh retired Donovan on a fielder's choice before striking out
Burleson to end the inning.
--Field Level Media
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