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Dansby Swanson's Base Clear Double caused a five-run explosion in two innings, and Atlantic Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals, who visited on Monday, 6-3.
Due to the rain, the match was delayed by 2 hours and 37 minutes from the 4th round.
Swanson was 2 to 4, with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 2 runs. In his last four games, Swanson achieved .500 (9-18) with four doubles and six RBIs and won four runs.
Due to the delay in the rain, Kyle Wright had a chance to win the 10th game. He threw 4 innings and allowed only 1 run (not won) with 3 hits, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Wright didn't come back after a long delay and he didn't throw the five innings needed to win.
Jesse Chavez (2-1) threw two innings after the rain was delayed. Winning pitchers Darren Oday (2-2), Dylan Lee and Will Smith each threw a relief inning with no points. Smith got out of the baseroad jam for the ninth time and won the fifth save.
The losing pitcher was Dakota Hudson (6-5), who gave up 6 runs in 4 innings with 9 hits, 3 walks and 2 strikeouts to match the season high.
Braves won his first run in Matt Olson's RBI single.
Atlanta scored 5 times in 2nd inning, leading 6-0. Marcel Ozna scored as Ronald Akna Jr. loaded the base and walked, and Swanson continued the three-run double. Olson finished the rally with another Lanscore single.
Sir cut the lead 6-1 with Connor Capel's sacrificial fly.
St. Louis returned to the game with 6 innings and finished the 151/3 scoreless inning stretch with a pair of solo home runs from Chavez. Juan Yepes hit the 11th Homer just inside the foul pole on the left field, and Capel hit his first career Homer on a long fly to the Centerfield.
St. Louis's rescuer Johann Ovied was hit to the right on a line drive in the 6th inning and had to leave the game. The X-ray was negative.
– Field-level media
