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07/01 21:28 CDT Ozzie Albies powers the Braves past the Cardinals 5-1 as Lpez
and the bullpen allow 2 hits
Ozzie Albies powers the Braves past the Cardinals 5-1 as Lpez and the bullpen
allow 2 hits
By BILL TROCCHI
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Ozzie Albies homered and drove in two runs, and the Atlanta
Braves held the St. Louis Cardinals to two hits in a 5-1 victory Wednesday
night.
The win was just the fifth in 18 games for the Braves, who nevertheless have
managed to hold onto first place in the NL East.
Reynaldo Lpez (4-1) pitched five strong innings in his second start since
returning to the rotation after losing his starting spot in April. He gave up
one run on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts. The right-hander threw 68
pitches, 44 for strikes.
Atlanta's bullpen, which entered with a major league-best 2.76 ERA, tossed four
perfect innings to secure the win. Dylan Dodd, Didier Fuentes and Dylan Lee set
up closer Raisel Iglesias, who earned his 17th save.
Braves pitchers retired 20 batters in a row to end the game.
Albies' solo home run to right field in the third inning snapped a 1-all tie.
He also had an RBI double in the first that knocked in Drake Baldwin from first
base.
Atlanta tacked on three runs in the eighth. Michael Harris II and Austin Riley
each had an RBI single. Mauricio Dubn drove in Albies with a sacrifice bunt.
Dubn took away a home run from Cardinals pinch-hitter Jos Fermn in the
eighth to preserve a 2-1 lead.
St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (3-7) gave up two runs and three hits in six
innings. He hasn't won in his last nine starts even though he leads the team in
ERA at 3.12 and has allowed two runs or fewer 12 times this season.
Up next
RHP Dustin May (5-6, 4.30 ERA) will close out the three-game series for St.
Louis on Thursday. RHP Hurston Waldrep (0-0, 0.00) starts for Atlanta.
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