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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals
Slate date: 2026-07-12
Generated: 2026-08-04 10:43:23 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.5K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 2:15 PM ET
- Venue: Busch Stadium (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Atlanta Braves [ATL] — record 55-40 (.579)
    Probable starter: Danny Young — 0-1, 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 8 K / 9 BB, 1.76 WHIP (1 GS)
- Home: St. Louis Cardinals [STL] — record 50-45 (.526)
    Probable starter: Dustin May — 5-7, 4.38 ERA, 109.0 IP, 106 K / 35 BB, 1.28 WHIP (21 GS)

## RECENT FORM — Atlanta Braves [ATL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 7 (2.3/gm), combined 23 (7.7/gm)

### 2026-08-04 — W 4-2 vs Miami Marlins
Innings: MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | ATL 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 x
R/H/E: MIA 2/8/1 — ATL 4/7/1
Decisions: W: Grant Holmes  |  L: Ryan Gusto
Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 3 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 7:16 PM.  |  T: 2:15.  |  Att: 26,374.
MIA batting: 2 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB
  Kyle Stowers (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .235
  Griffin Conine (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .264
  Otto Lopez (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B  | avg .323
  Owen Caissie (RF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .231
  Heriberto Hernández (LF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .237
  Jakob Marsee (CF): 1-4  | avg .197
  Leo Jiménez (3B): 1-4, 2 RBI  | avg .206
  Joe Mack (C): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .242
    Agustín Ramírez (C): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .226
  Javier Sanoja (2B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .265
MIA pitching:
  Ryan Gusto: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 83 pitches  | season ERA 4.80
  John King: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 2.60
  Victor Vodnik: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches  | season ERA 5.35
ATL batting: 4 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .269
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF): 1-4, 1 R  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 HBP  | avg .269
  Michael Harris II (CF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .287
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .263
  Mike Yastrzemski (LF): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .230
    Mauricio Dubón (LF): 0-2  | avg .259
  Dominic Smith (DH): 0-2  | avg .266
    Lane Thomas (DH): 0-2, 1 R  | avg .230
  Austin Riley (3B): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .220
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 0-3  | avg .253
ATL pitching:
  Grant Holmes: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 72 pitches  | season ERA 3.67
  Dylan Dodd: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches  | season ERA 2.08
  Dylan Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 2.08
  Raisel Iglesias: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 2.63

### 2026-08-02 — W 4-2 vs Washington Nationals
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | ATL 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 2/4/2 — ATL 4/7/0
Decisions: W: Dylan Dodd  |  L: Cade Cavalli  |  SV: Raisel Iglesias
Conditions: Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 8 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 1:36 PM.  |  T: 2:22.  |  Att: 27,143.
WSH batting: 2 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 16 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .266
  Daylen Lile (LF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .248
  Dylan Crews (CF): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .226
  CJ Abrams (SS): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .287
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .261
    Harry Ford (C): 0-1  | avg .167
  José Tena (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .244
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .240
  Jorbit Vivas (3B): 1-3, 1 BB  | avg .241
  Andrés Chaparro (1B): 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .220
    Brady House (1B): 0-2, 2 K  | avg .231
WSH pitching:
  Cade Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 90 pitches  | season ERA 3.52
  Orlando Ribalta: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.58
  Max Kranick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches  | season ERA 9.53
ATL batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 5 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .272
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (DH): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .266
  Michael Harris II (CF): 0-3  | avg .287
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-3  | avg .263
  Mauricio Dubón (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB  | avg .261
  Mike Yastrzemski (RF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .232
  Austin Riley (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .216
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .263
ATL pitching:
  JR Ritchie: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 81 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
  Dylan Dodd: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 2.14
  Didier Fuentes: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 2.49
  Dylan Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.12
  Raisel Iglesias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 2.25

### 2026-08-01 — W 8-3 vs Washington Nationals
Innings: WSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 | ATL 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 3/4/1 — ATL 8/10/3
Decisions: W: Martín Pérez  |  L: Miles Mikolas
Conditions: Weather: 88 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 8 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 7:17 PM.  |  T: 2:24.  |  Att: 38,625.
WSH batting: 3 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 10 LOB
  James Wood (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .267
  Andrés Chaparro (DH): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP  | avg .222
  Dylan Crews (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .229
  CJ Abrams (SS): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .290
  Brady House (3B): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .234
  Jacob Young (CF): 0-2, 1 BB  | avg .234
    Daylen Lile (PH): 0-1  | avg .247
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-3  | avg .240
    José Tena (PH): 0-1  | avg .247
  Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .283
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 0-4  | avg .259
WSH pitching:
  Miles Mikolas: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 94 pitches  | season ERA 5.67
  Riley Cornelio: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 32 pitches  | season ERA 5.40
  Eddy Yean: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches  | season ERA 1.93
ATL batting: 8 R, 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB
  Drake Baldwin (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .275
  Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Matt Olson (1B): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .264
  Michael Harris II (CF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .289
  Ozzie Albies (2B): 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .263
  Dominic Smith (DH): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .268
  Austin Riley (3B): 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI  | avg .216
  Mike Yastrzemski (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K  | avg .230
  Jim Jarvis (SS): 1-4  | avg .273
ATL pitching:
  Martín Pérez: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 3.24
  Danny Young: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 4.66
  Victor Mederos: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 3.77

## RECENT FORM — St. Louis Cardinals [STL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 18 (6.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 28 (9.3/gm)

### 2026-08-04 — L 0-2 @ New York Yankees
Innings: STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | NYY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x
R/H/E: STL 0/6/0 — NYY 2/5/0
Decisions: W: Ryan Weathers  |  L: Hunter Dobbins  |  SV: David Bednar
Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 6 mph, R To L.  |  First pitch: 7:09 PM.  |  T: 2:21.  |  Att: 41,081.
STL batting: 0 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB
  JJ Wetherholt (2B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .248
  Iván Herrera (DH): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .240
  José Fermín (3B): 0-3  | avg .242
    Alec Burleson (1B): 0-0, 1 BB  | avg .288
  Nelson Velázquez (RF): 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K  | avg .216
  Masyn Winn (SS): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .239
  Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .244
  Nathan Church (CF): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .233
  Pedro Pagés (C): 1-3, 2 K  | avg .206
  Bryan Torres (LF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .239
STL pitching:
  Hunter Dobbins: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 92 pitches  | season ERA 3.60
  Caleb Ferguson: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.76
NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB
  Trent Grisham (CF): 1-4  | avg .214
  Ben Rice (DH): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .262
  Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4  | avg .285
  Heliot Ramos (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .260
  Spencer Jones (RF): 0-3  | avg .221
  Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .218
  Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-3  | avg .214
  George Lombard Jr. (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .500
  Austin Wells (C): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .166
    Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1  | avg .245
NYY pitching:
  Ryan Weathers: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 3.79
  Fernando Cruz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 2.76
  Brent Headrick: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 1.40
  David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 2.54

### 2026-08-03 — W 13-7 @ New York Yankees
Innings: STL 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 | NYY 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0
R/H/E: STL 13/13/0 — NYY 7/10/0
Decisions: W: Gordon Graceffo  |  L: Angel Chivilli
Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Clear.  |  Wind: 13 mph, L To R.  |  First pitch: 7:10 PM.  |  T: 3:25.  |  Att: 38,151.
STL batting: 13 R, 13 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 13 LOB
  JJ Wetherholt (2B): 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB  | avg .249
  Jordan Walker (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 2 K  | avg .285
  Alec Burleson (1B): 3-5, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 K  | avg .288
  Iván Herrera (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB  | avg .240
  Bryan Torres (LF): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .244
    Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 3B  | avg .244
  Masyn Winn (SS): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K  | avg .239
  Nathan Church (CF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB  | avg .232
  José Fermín (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .245
  Jimmy Crooks (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K  | avg .174
STL pitching:
  Michael McGreevy: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches  | season ERA 3.59
  Justin Bruihl: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 3.64
  Ryne Stanek: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 4.74
  George Soriano: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 3.62
  Gordon Graceffo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 3.04
NYY batting: 7 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB
  Trent Grisham (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .214
  Ben Rice (DH): 0-4  | avg .263
  Luis García Jr. (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI  | avg .285
  Spencer Jones (LF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .228
  Jasson Domínguez (RF): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .230
  Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-4  | avg .217
  Ryan McMahon (3B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .212
  José Caballero (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .245
  Austin Wells (C): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .167
NYY pitching:
  Cam Schlittler: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 83 pitches  | season ERA 2.26
  Tim Hill: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
  Kervin Castro: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches  | season ERA 2.08
  Ryan Yarbrough: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches  | season ERA 3.68
  Angel Chivilli: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 37 pitches  | season ERA 3.78
  Fernando Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 2.79

### 2026-08-02 — W 5-1 @ Toronto Blue Jays
Innings: STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 | TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
R/H/E: STL 5/8/1 — TOR 1/5/1
Decisions: W: George Soriano  |  L: Louis Varland
Conditions: Weather: 68 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 1:37 PM.  |  T: 2:34.  |  Att: 41,321.
STL batting: 5 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB
  Lars Nootbaar (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .234
  Jordan Walker (DH): 2-5, 2 RBI  | avg .283
  Alec Burleson (1B): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .284
  Iván Herrera (C): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .242
  Masyn Winn (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .241
  Bryan Torres (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .241
  José Fermín (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI  | avg .241
  Nathan Church (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB  | avg .228
  Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .240
STL pitching:
  Matthew Liberatore: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 85 pitches  | season ERA 4.97
  Ryne Stanek: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 4.15
  George Soriano: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 3.49
  Riley O'Brien: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 3.43
TOR batting: 1 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB
  Luis Urías (2B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .250
  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (DH): 0-4, 3 K  | avg .264
  Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .229
  George Springer (LF): 1-4, 1 3B, 1 K  | avg .239
  Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .236
  Ernie Clement (3B): 0-4  | avg .289
  Myles Straw (RF): 0-2  | avg .216
    Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-1  | avg .276
  Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .243
  Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB  | avg .232
TOR pitching:
  Max Scherzer: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 84 pitches  | season ERA 7.92
  Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 3.13
  Louis Varland: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 31 pitches  | season ERA 1.11
  Mason Fluharty: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4 pitches  | season ERA 4.33

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