The St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves face off on Sunday in an MLB showdown at Busch Stadium.The two teams have split the first two games of this series. On Saturday Kenley Jansen blew the lead late letting up a walk off walk.
The Cardinals come into this game with 73-54 record overall and after a slow start to the season they have been quite impressive. On Saturday it wasn’t the most impressive, but they made the plays late with the offense to secure the win. The Cardinals offense overall is averaging 4.87 runs per game which is 4th best in the league. Paul Goldschmidt has hit 33 home runs and driven in 105 RBIs.
On the other side of this matchup is the Braves who sit with a 79-49 record but if they want to win the NL East, they can’t be blowing games late like they did on Saturday. The Braves are averaging 4.98 runs per game which is 3rd in the league. Matt Olson is having a strong season for the Braves hitting 27 home runs and driving in 87 RBIs.
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