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07/12 17:06 CDT Braves rally in 9th for 4-3 victory over Cardinals
Braves rally in 9th for 4-3 victory over Cardinals
By JEFF LATZKE
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Ozzie Albies doubled and scored the winning run on Masyn
Winn's throwing error in the ninth inning, allowing the Atlanta Braves to avoid
a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-3 win Sunday.
Moments before the decisive run scored, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was
ejected after a failed challenge when JoJo Romero (1-3) hit Michael Harris II
with a two-strike pitch with two outs.
Marmol's 23rd career ejection tied Whitey Herzog and Roger Bresnahan for second
among Cardinals managers, trailing only Tony La Russa's 39.
Mauricio Dubn followed with a routine grounder to shortstop, but the 2025 Gold
Glover Winn's throw to first was wild.
All-Star Raisel Iglesias closed with a perfect ninth inning for his 19th save.
Tyler Kinley (5-3) earned the win.
Brewer Hicklen put Atlanta ahead 3-1 in the sixth with a double to left-center
field for his first major league RBI and extra-base hit.
Jos Fermn tied it with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth.
An overturned out call at home plate gave Atlanta its first lead in the fourth
inning.
Austin Riley raced home from second on Drake Baldwin's two-out single to right
field, narrowly getting his left hand to the plate before catcher Jimmy Crooks
tagged him on the back.
Cardinals starter Dustin May matched his season high with four walks in four
innings, allowing two runs and two hits. The Braves' first run came when May
threw a wild pitch after walking the bases loaded in the second inning.
After opener Danny Young allowed Alec Burleson's RBI double in the first,
Braves rookie J.R. Ritchie pitched 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief before
yielding Jordan Walker's leadoff single that started the Cardinals' rally in
the sixth.
Up next
Braves: Host Texas on Friday night to open a seven-game homestand.
Cardinals: Begin a six-game road trip Friday at Arizona.
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