"I think he's figuring out he's a run producer," Shildt said. 478 with four homers and 10 RBI in five career games against Atlanta, added a run-scoring single in the eighth off Dan Winkler. He faced the minimum through his first three innings and retired his first batter in the fourth before Jose Martinez singled and DeJong hit his 19th homer.ĭeJong, who is hitting. There's no reason to think we won't do it again."Īnibal Sanchez (6-6) allowed four hits and two runs and struck out six in five innings. "All it takes is one game to get you rolling and get you back on the run. "We've been down this road before a few times this year," Snitker said. Philadelphia beat the New York Mets 5-2.Ītlanta manager Brian Snitker can sense his team is pressing. The Braves' magic number remained at seven as they try to clinch a division title for the first time in five years. They are 38-38 at SunTrust Park and have dropped 14 of 18 at home. The Cardinals top the National League with 36 victories since All-Star break, and their 43 road wins this season rank second.Ītlanta's division lead dropped to 5 1/2 games over Philadelphia as the Braves lost their fourth in a row after a season-best six-game winning streak. Louis, which holds a slim lead for the second NL wild card. Louis won its third straight game with an 8-1 victory over the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.Īustin Gomber pitched five effective innings for St. Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer, Molina added a two-run single in the four-run eighth and St. "He got the count full and got a base hit to score two and took advantage of the (error) and we were able to clear the bases there." "He gets down 0-2, and you can just watch him bearing down," Shildt said. Louis chase down plenty of playoff spots during his 15-year career. With the bases loaded and two outs in a two-run game, Shildt got exactly what he wanted from Molina, a veteran star catcher who has helped St. Cardinals win 3rd straight, send Braves to 4th straight lossĪTLANTA - Cardinals manager Mike Shildt loved watching Yadier Molina grind out a big at-bat in the eighth inning.
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