Braves 5-2 Cardinals (5 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

2-4, 2-4 home


ATL
STL

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

BravesTop 1st
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 91
  3
  Foul Ball
  Curve 77
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  5
  Single
  Curve 77
- Harris II stole second.
  2
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- P. Naughton pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- M. Tonkin pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- C. Stratton pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- D. Lee pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- O'Neill hit for Knizner
  5
  1
- Contreras hit for Burleson
  5
  1
- C. McHugh pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- C. Stratton pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- Contreras catching.
  5
  1
- O'Neill in left field.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- C. McHugh pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- J. Chavez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	93
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	91
3 Foul Ball	Curve	77
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
5 Single	Curve	77

Braves
8
Cardinals
4

Game 1

4/4

Braves
4
Cardinals
1

Game 2

5/4

Braves
5
Cardinals
2

Game 3

5/4

Busch Stadium

6:15 PM, 5 April 2023

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 36,300

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Junior Valentine

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	28	15	.651	-	W3
Philadelphia	24	17	.585	3	L1
Atlanta	21	21	.500	6.5	W2
Washington	17	26	.395	11	L7
Miami	15	26	.366	12	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	25	18	.581	-	W2
St. Louis	23	19	.548	1.5	W9
Milwaukee	20	23	.465	5	L2
Cincinnati	20	23	.465	5	L2
Pittsburgh	14	29	.326	11	L2

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Miguel Vargas connects for a three-run home run in the 10th inning to extend the White Sox's lead.

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Jung's 2 homers back Leiter's solid start as Rangers beat struggling Rockies 4-1

— Josh Jung hit a first-inning three-run home run and an eighth-inning solo shot while Jack Leiter allowed only one run on two singles over a career-high six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday night.

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Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

B. Elder1-0

M. Mikolas0-1

J. Chavez1

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MLB News

Miguel Vargas goes deep in the 10th for the White Sox

Hoerner, Turner deliver run-scoring hits in the 9th inning to rally Cubs past Marlins 5-4

Jung's 2 homers back Leiter's solid start as Rangers beat struggling Rockies 4-1