Score, Summary and Team Stats Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – June 24, 2024 Gametracker

ST. LOUIS (AP) Brendan Donovan had three hits with an RBI and Lance Lynn pitched in the seventh inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Monday night for their fourth straight victory and ninth in 12 matches.

“Beating that ballclub, and it’s a really good ballclub over there, it’s a good night,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said.

St. Louis is 25-13 after a 15-24 start, moving three games above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2022 season.

Atlanta had won eight of its previous 10 games.

“We couldn’t do anything early in the game,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “I just wish we could have swung the bats sooner. We just couldn’t get things done. »

Alec Burleson has doubled and singled and hit .643 (9-for-14) in his last four games. After missing Sunday’s game with a rib injury, Michael Siani added two singles.

Big league saves leader Ryan Helsley was perfect on 27 opportunities but struggled. He entered with a 4-1 lead, but allowed Atlanta to load the bases with a strikeout from Marcell Ozuna and Sean Murphy around Matt Olson’s single.

“I always try to do my job when I get the ball,” Helsley said. “I had a three-run lead there and I just tried to attack the plate. It’s never easy. “That’s why it’s the ninth inning and they’re making a big ruckus about it.”

Ramón Laureano hit a run-scoring single and Travis d’Arnaud followed with a sacrifice fly before Zack Short was struck out.

“When you have the rapids, you really enjoy them,” Helsley said. “I’m just trying to enjoy the ride.”

Lynn (3-3) allowed four hits in 6 2/3 innings, including Austin Riley’s homer in the fifth. This was his longest outing since April 16. He had no decisions in 10 of his previous 15 starts.

“Over the course of a season, you’ll go through times where you throw the ball well and have bad luck and it doesn’t go the way you want it to,” Lynn said. “I’ve been tweaking and working on some things and tonight everything went well.”

Rookie Spencer Schwellenbach (1-3), making his fifth big league appearance, allowed four runs – all on third – and eight hits in five innings with six strikeouts and no walks.

“I felt good. I had a bad inning,” Schwellenbach said. “I just couldn’t make the pitch. Ultimately, I have to get better.

Burleson hit a two-out RBI double and scored on Willson Contreras’ single. Donovan had an RBI single and the Cardinals had a double steal in which Donovan stopped short of second and got caught in a countout as Nolan Gorman came home before Donovan was hit.

“Stealing that run with two outs was huge,” Marmol said. “This race turned out to be important. Being able to do that was key.

TRAINERS ROOM

Braves: SS Orlando Arcia left the game at the bottom of the fifth inning complaining of dizziness. Zach Short returned to his position. … LHP Ray Kerr (left elbow UCL injury) was placed on 15-day IL, effective June 16 and his option to Triple-A Gwinnett on June 15 was voided. He will need Tommy John surgery and will be paid his $750,000 major league salary for the remainder of the season rather than his $175,449 minor league salary.

Cardinals: Conteras (fractured left arm) was activated from the 10-day IL and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He was injured on May 7 when he was hit by JD Martinez of the Mets who was swinging on a pitch. C Nick Raposo was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. “I was a little anxious before the match but after that everything calmed down,” Conteras said. … RHP Nick Robertson (right elbow inflammation) was activated from the IL and optioned to Memphis. … Cardinals: 3B Nolan Arenado (left forearm nerve irritation) remained sidelined. Arenado received a nerve injection.

FOLLOWING

Braves RHP Reynaldo López (5-2, 1.57) have won four straight starts heading into Tuesday’s outing against RHP Kyle Gibson (5-2, 3.44).

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