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Burleson, Goldschmidt hit home runs in Cardinals’ 6-2 win over Braves

ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit one of the Cardinals’ four homers after being sent down in order and St. Louis eliminated the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Sunday to win the weekend series.

Cardinals designated hitter Alec Burleson had a home run and two RBIs, giving him 21 totals in 16 games in July. He has an RBI in six straight games, one short of the Cardinals record.

Lars Nootbaar and Willson Contreras also hit solo home runs.

Miles Mikolas (8-8) allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one for the Cardinals, who won the season series against the Braves for the first time since 2017.

Goldschmidt, a seven-time All-Star, hit 1 for 4 from the seventh spot, a position he hadn’t hit since 2012 when he was with the Diamondbacks. He entered the game batting just .206 against right-handed pitchers this season and has a career-low OPS of 150.

Braves rookie Spencer Schwellenbach (3-5) suffered the loss, his second against the Cardinals this season. He allowed four runs on seven hits, including three solo home runs. He had eight strikeouts.

Jarred Kelenic hit a home run for the Braves.

Burleson’s home run came in the third inning and gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead. He threw a 95-mph fastball and crushed a 435-foot home run off the roof of the Chop House restaurant in right field. His second RBI came in the fifth inning, when his single scored Michael Siani, who dove into the plate just before Travis d’Arnaud’s throw.

FOLLOWING

Cardinals: Right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante (4-4, 4.21 ERA) will face Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller (10-5, 3.46 ERA) in the opener of a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Monday.

Braves: Right-handed pitcher Reynaldo López (7-3, 1.88 ERA) faces Reds right-hander Hunter Greene (6-4, 3.34 ERA) in an all-star matchup as the two teams open a three-game series in Atlanta on Monday.

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