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Atlanta Braves @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2021-08-05 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 30549 · 80°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 3:30
Atlanta Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–4. Atlanta Braves opened the scoring in the 3rd — Freddie Freeman singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Carlson. Ozzie Albies scores. Jorge Soler to 2nd. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 3rd — Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to left fielder Adam Duvall. Dylan Carlson scores. Nolan Arenado out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Adam Duvall to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Paul Goldschmidt to 3rd. Atlanta Braves took the lead in the 8th — Ehire Adrianza walks. Dansby Swanson scores. Adam Duvall to 3rd. Joc Pederson to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Austin Riley homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Freddie Freeman scores — worth 32% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Edgar Santana L: Giovanny Gallegos SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Marvin Hudson · 1B: Dan Merzel · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: John Tumpane · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ozzie Albies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Freddie Freeman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Austin Riley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dansby Swanson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Duvall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joc Pederson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevan Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Touki Toussaint | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guillermo Heredia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ehire Adrianza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Stephen Vogt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan Carlson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Goldschmidt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nolan Arenado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Harrison Bader | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul DeJong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Knizner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Wade LeBlanc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Edman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edmundo Sosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Rondon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touki Toussaint | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Jesse Chavez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Edgar Santana | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Richard Rodriguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Will Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade LeBlanc | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
 Genesis Cabrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Giovanny Gallegos | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Reyes | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Justin Miller | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ozzie Albies: 7/L7D
- Jorge Soler: 7/L7D
- Freddie Freeman: 8/L8D
Bot 1
- Dylan Carlson: 9/F9D+
- Paul Goldschmidt: 7/F7LD
- Nolan Arenado: 7/F78S
Top 2
- Austin Riley: K
- Dansby Swanson: D9/L9LD
- Adam Duvall: IW
- Joc Pederson: FC5/G56S.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Kevan Smith: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 2
- Tyler O'Neill: S7/G6+
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Harrison Bader: 8/F89D
- Paul DeJong: K
Top 3
- Touki Toussaint: 63/G6
- Ozzie Albies: W
- Jorge Soler: W.1-2
- Freddie Freeman: S9/L89D.2-H;1-2
- Austin Riley: 7/L7D+
- Dansby Swanson: 3/P3
Bot 3
- Andrew Knizner: HR/F7LD
- Wade LeBlanc: 5/P5F/FL
- Dylan Carlson: HP
- Paul Goldschmidt: S7/L7S.1-2
- Nolan Arenado: S7/L7LD.2-H;1-3;BX2(74)
- Tyler O'Neill: 43/G4
Top 4
- Adam Duvall: 3/P3F/FL
- Joc Pederson: HR/L89XD
- Kevan Smith: 6/F7S
- Touki Toussaint: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Matt Carpenter: W
- Harrison Bader: WP.1-2
- Harrison Bader: W
- Paul DeJong: 7/F7D
- Andrew Knizner: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 5
- Ozzie Albies: 9/F89
- Jorge Soler: 7/F78D
- Freddie Freeman: 7/F7
Bot 5
- Wade LeBlanc: 6/P6
- Dylan Carlson: K
- Paul Goldschmidt: 63/G6D+
Top 6
- Austin Riley: 4/L4MD
- Dansby Swanson: 53/G56
- Adam Duvall: 9/F9LD
Bot 6
- Nolan Arenado: 63/G6D+
- Tyler O'Neill: S8/G4M+
- Matt Carpenter: S9/G3.1-2
- Harrison Bader: 9/F9D.2-3
- Paul DeJong: PB.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Paul DeJong: K
Top 7
- Joc Pederson: HP
- Kevan Smith: OA.1X2(26)
- Kevan Smith: 43/G4D
- Guillermo Heredia: K
Bot 7
- Andrew Knizner: 53/G56S
- Tommy Edman: D8/L78D
- Dylan Carlson: 7/F78D
- Paul Goldschmidt: S7/L78D+.2-H
- Nolan Arenado: 7/F7D
Top 8
- Ozzie Albies: 31/G3D
- Jorge Soler: 8/F8XD+
- Freddie Freeman: S7/L7+
- Austin Riley: HR/F7LD.1-H
- Dansby Swanson: D9/L9LD+
- Adam Duvall: HP
- Joc Pederson: W.2-3;1-2
- Ehire Adrianza: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Stephen Vogt: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ozzie Albies: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jorge Soler: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Freddie Freeman: 4/L89S
Bot 8
- Tyler O'Neill: K
- Edmundo Sosa: 4/F89S
- Harrison Bader: 3/P3SF/FL
Top 9
- Austin Riley: S5/G5
- Dansby Swanson: HP.1-2
- Adam Duvall: 7/F7LD+
- Joc Pederson: 146(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 9
- Paul DeJong: 8/L8XD+
- Andrew Knizner: W
- Tommy Edman: DI.1-2
- Tommy Edman: 7/F7
- Jose Rondon: 3/P3SF/FL
Notes & reviews
- Cardinals challenged call that Pederson was hit by pitch; call upheld - hit by pitch