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
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Atlanta Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

B. Elder1-0

M. Mikolas0-1

J. Chavez1

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