The St. Louis Cardinals fell 7-6 to the Atlanta Braves in the series opener Monday night at Truist Park, dropping to 1-10 on the road and 0-5 in one-run games this season.
Starting Pitchers
Erick Fedde (STL): 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL): 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
Scoring Summary
2nd Inning – Cardinals 2, Braves 0
Nolan Gorman doubled to center, then scored on a single by Pedro Pagés that resulted in a throwing error by Matt Olson. Pagés advanced to third on the play and later scored on a Victor Scott II RBI single.
A double and two singles lead to two runs! pic.twitter.com/c0RNIUeFed
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 21, 2025
3rd Inning – Tied 2-2
Alex Verdugo walked, and Austin Riley followed with a two-run homer to left field, tying the game.
6th Inning – Cardinals 3, Braves 2
Nolan Arenado led off with a double and Jordan Walker reached on an error. Gorman drove in Arenado with a single to right.
Go-Ahead Gorman delivers again! pic.twitter.com/zcgxKbNyTK
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 22, 2025
8th Inning – Braves 7, Cardinals 3
Phil Maton entered in relief and gave up a single to Riley and a walk to Ozuna. Olson’s RBI single tied the game, and after JoJo Romero took over, Michael Harris II added a sac fly and Sean Murphy launched a three-run homer to left.
9th Inning – Braves 7, Cardinals 6
Back-to-back doubles by Pagés and Scott II brought in a run, followed by a two-run blast from Willson Contreras.
#STLCards aren’t giving up just yet
— Sports Hub STL (@SportsHubSTL) April 22, 2025
Contreras makes it a one-run game pic.twitter.com/cOzfslnWx0
But with the tying run on base, Arenado grounded out to the catcher in a strange final play to end the game.
This is how the #STLCards game ended
— Sports Hub STL (@SportsHubSTL) April 22, 2025
Cannot even make it up pic.twitter.com/KB30jYEUei
Game Notes
The Cardinals have now allowed 4+ runs in a single inning eight times this season.
Monday’s game marked their fifth straight loss and continued their rough road start at 1-10.
Oli Marmol was ejected in the eighth inning for the first time this season.
Braves ML (-205) cashed and the total went OVER 8.5 (-115).
On Deck
Game 2 of the series is Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. CT. Andre Pallante is scheduled to start for the Cardinals. Spencer Strider was originally slated for Atlanta but was placed on the IL with a hamstring injury.