Right-hander Joel De La Cruz (0-4), still vying for his first major league win, gave up the run and two hits with five walks in 5 1/3 innings.
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St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny (22) talks with starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (50), after Wainwright gave up three runs in each of the first two innings, in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in St. Louis.
Jim Johnson earned his eighth save in 11 chances. Martinez did not get a decision last time out in a 5-4 loss at Miami with four runs plated on seven hits and four BB in seven frames. “I think the only thing that would have made it better would be to hit a home run for the only run”.
“You could tell the breaking ball and change-up were falling off the table, but he went to his sinker whenever he needed to and he wasn’t even in a lot of deep counts”, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
“It was a weird game, man”, Wainwright said.
Atlanta beat the Cardinals for the first time in five meetings this season. He spent six more seasons with the Indians before stints with the Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, for whom he went 3-5 with a 4.36 ERA in 20 contests – 11 starts – a year ago.
Garcia (8-8) frustrated the Braves’ lineup, pitching eight scoreless innings, striking out 11.
CHICAGO (AP) – Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings, driving in a career-high seven runs in a 10-2 rout of James Shields and the Chicago White Sox Sunday.
Braves 3B Adonis Garcia tumbled into the camera well next to the Atlanta dugout to make an acrobatic catch on Brandon Moss’ pop foul in bottom of the third inning. Bryant’s home run was his 27th this season, one more than the two-time All-Star had in 2015 when he was the NL’s rookie of the year.
“Kind of the kid we’ve been waiting to see, I guess”, Snitker said.
Braves RHP Madison Younginer was put straight to work after his contract was purchased from Triple-A Gwinnett and he had a rough debut, allowing two runs while getting two outs.
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On Sunday afternoon, staff ace Adam Wainwright quickly retired Ender Inciarte and Erick Aybar to open the game before allowing eight of the next nine Atlanta hitters to reach safely as the visitors opened up a 6-0 lead. Atlanta claimed RHP Chaz Roe off waivers from the Orioles and designated OF-IF Brandon Snyder for assignment. He was activated off the DL on Friday after missing 24 games with a strained right oblique. The over is 6-1-1 in the Cardinals last 8 overall and is 6-1-1 in their last 8 on grass while going 12-4-2 in their last 18 Saturday games.
