St. Louis Stays Alive Against Atlanta

The Cardinals beat the Braves 2-1 on July 10.

Atlanta struck first in the fifth when Austin Riley lined an RBI single that scored Mike Yastrzemski.

St. Louis answered in the sixth. Jordan Walker drove in JJ Wetherholt with a single to tie the game.

The decisive swing came in the eighth. Jimmy Crooks launched a solo homer to center, giving St. Louis the lead for good.

JoJo Romero picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief, and Riley O’Brien closed it out in the ninth with two strikeouts to earn the save.

2-1
Final score, Cardinals over Braves.

42.5%
St. Louis' latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

+11.6
Cardinals movement on today’s BaseChaser board.

What It Means

The Cardinals improve to 49-44. The Braves fall to 54-39.

BaseChaser lists St. Louis at 42.5% to make the playoffs. Atlanta remains in a strong position at 86.7%.

The Cardinals moved up 11.6 percentage points on today’s BaseChaser board, one of the strongest shifts among teams in the playoff race.

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