Nothing separated the teams for most of the afternoon. Then Masyn Winn's throwing error in the ninth inning gave the Atlanta Braves exactly what they needed. Ozzie Albies scored on the miscue, and Atlanta held on for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
The Cardinals had rallied to tie the game in the sixth. Fermín singled to center, scoring both Nootbaar and Walker to knot it at 3-3 and erase a two-run Atlanta advantage. That momentum lasted three innings before the ninth unraveled. Dubón reached on an infield single to shortstop, Albies scored on the error, and Harris II advanced to third on Winn's errant throw — the only run Atlanta needed.
Tyler Kinley earned the win, his fifth of the season, retiring the one batter he faced in 0.1 innings. Raisel Iglesias closed it out with a clean ninth — one strikeout, no hits, no walks on 10 pitches — for his 19th save, carrying a 2.23 ERA. JoJo Romero took the loss, falling to 1-3 after allowing 1 run on 2 hits in 1.0 inning of work.
Both starters were gone early. Cardinals right-hander Dustin May lasted just 4.0 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts on 84 pitches. Atlanta's Danny Young was even shorter, exiting after 0.2 innings with 1 run allowed. The Braves bullpen covered 8.1 innings, allowing 2 runs. St. Louis's four relievers combined for 5.0 innings, also giving up 2 runs — including the one that decided it.
Atlanta improved to 55-40, sitting atop the division. The Cardinals fell to 50-45 with the loss.