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Cardinals

Arozarena grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman.

Grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman.

Goldschmidt walked on four pitches, Edman to second.

Ozuna doubled to left, Fowler scored, Edman scored, Goldschmidt to third.

Doubled to left, Fowler scored, Edman scored, Goldschmidt to third.

Wong doubled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Ozuna scored, Molina to third.

Doubled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Ozuna scored, Molina to third.

Braves

Donaldson safe at first on fielder's choice plus throwing error by second baseman Wong, Albies scored, Freeman to second.

Safe at first on fielder's choice plus throwing error by second baseman Wong, Albies scored, Freeman to second.

Fowler grounded out, second baseman Albies to first baseman Freeman, Bader scored.

Grounded out, second baseman Albies to first baseman Freeman, Bader scored.

Swanson hit an infield single to third, Donaldson scored, Markakis to third, Duvall to second.

Hit an infield single to third, Donaldson scored, Markakis to third, Duvall to second.

On shortstop DeJong's throwing error, Markakis scored.

Goldschmidt homered to left on a 1-0 count.

Carpenter singled to left, DeJong scored, Wong to third.

Singled to left, DeJong scored, Wong to third.

Acuña Jr. homered to center on a 0-1 count, Hamilton scored.

Jr. homered to center on a 0-1 count, Hamilton scored.

Freeman homered to center on a 2-2 count.

Braves first.  Acuña Jr. walked on a full count.  Acuña Jr. was caught stealing, catcher Molina to shortstop DeJong, Acuña Jr. out.  Albies walked on a full count.  Freeman singled to left, Albies to third.  Donaldson safe at first on fielder's choice plus throwing error by second baseman Wong, Albies scored, Freeman to second.  Markakis flied out to left fielder Ozuna.  Joyce flied out to left fielder Ozuna.

Cardinals fifth.  Bader hit an infield single to third.  Mikolas sacrificed, pitcher Keuchel to second baseman Albies, Bader to second.  Bader stole third.  Fowler grounded out, second baseman Albies to first baseman Freeman, Bader scored.  Edman doubled to left.  O'Day pitching.  Goldschmidt lined out to shortstop Swanson.

Braves sixth.  Webb pitching.  Freeman grounded out, third baseman Edman to first baseman Goldschmidt.  Donaldson was hit by a pitch.  Markakis doubled to right, Donaldson to third.  Duvall pinch-hitting for Joyce.  Duvall was intentionally walked.  Cervelli pinch-hitting for McCann.  Gallegos pitching.  Cervelli struck out.  Swanson hit an infield single to third, Donaldson scored, Markakis to third, Duvall to second.  On shortstop DeJong's throwing error, Markakis scored.  Hechavarría pinch-hitting for Greene.  Hechavarría struck out.

Cardinals eighth.  Ch.Martin pitching.  Jackson pitching.  Goldschmidt homered to left on a 1-0 count.  Ozuna struck out.  Molina grounded out, third baseman Donaldson to first baseman Freeman.  DeJong singled to left.  Wong singled to left, DeJong to second.  Carpenter pinch-hitting for Bader.  Melancon pitching.  Carpenter singled to left, DeJong scored, Wong to third.  Wong was out advancing, left fielder Duvall to catcher Cervelli, Wong out.

Cardinals ninth.  Arozarena grounded out, shortstop Swanson to first baseman Freeman.  Fowler singled to center.  Edman singled to right, Fowler to third.  Goldschmidt walked on four pitches, Edman to second.  Ozuna doubled to left, Fowler scored, Edman scored, Goldschmidt to third.  Molina was intentionally walked.  DeJong struck out.  Wong doubled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Ozuna scored, Molina to third.  Newcomb pitching.  C.Martínez struck out.

Braves ninth.  Hamilton pinch-hitting for Newcomb.  Hamilton walked on a full count.  Acuña Jr. homered to center on a 0-1 count, Hamilton scored.  Albies grounded out, third baseman Edman to first baseman Goldschmidt.  Freeman homered to center on a 2-2 count.  Donaldson grounded out, second baseman Wong to first baseman Goldschmidt.  Markakis struck out.

 This will be the fifth season in which the Cardinals and the Braves square off in the postseason. The last time was in the inaugural NL Wild Card game in 2012, which St. Louis won by a score of 6-3. The game was notable for featuring a notorious infield fly rule call made by Sam Holbrook, which caused the game to be played under a protest that was ultimately denied. Holbrook will be the crew chief in this series.

 The Cardinals ended a three-year stretch of missing the postseason by winning their 11th NL Central title. Since the division was formed in 1994, the other teams in the NL Central have combined for 14 division titles, with no other team notching more than five.

 Atlanta won 97 games in the regular season en route to its second consecutive NL East title. The Braves, however, have not won a playoff round since winning the 2001 NLDS over the Astros. Atlanta has failed to advance in the playoffs in nine consecutive rounds, including the 2012 NL Wild Card Game.

 The Braves were one of 15 teams to set a single-season franchise home run record in 2019, hitting 249 in the regular season. Three different Braves had 35+ home runs this season: Ronald Acuna Jr. (41), Freddie Freeman (38) and Josh Donaldson (37). The only other team in MLB this year with three guys with 35+ home runs was the Dodgers: Cody Bellinger (47), Joc Pederson (36) and Max Muncy (35).

 The Cardinals had a 3.39 ERA post-All-Star break, second lowest in MLB over that time (Dodgers -- 3.37). St. Louis pitching also registered an MLB-high 11 shutouts after the All-Star break.

 With a career 3.31 ERA across 10 postseason appearances (nine starts), Dallas Keuchel will get the nod in Game 1 for Atlanta. Keuchel has a 5.04 ERA in his last five postseason appearances after posting a 1.69 ERA over his first five playoff outings (all as a member of the Astros).

 Miles Mikolas will be making his postseason debut for the Cardinals in Game 1. Mikolas had a 5.40 ERA on the road this season, though that number was a far more palatable 3.64 after the All-Star break. Mikolas has made three starts against Atlanta since his return to the majors in 2018, pitching to a 2.95 ERA with an 8.0 strikeout-walk ratio (16/2) in 18.1 IP.

HP - Hoberg, 1B - Porter, 2B - Holbrook, 3B - Wolf, LF - Hallion, RF - Hickox

The Atlanta Braves will lean on a veteran arm, while the visiting St. Louis Cardinals' starter will make his postseason debut when the clubs open the National League Division Series on Thursday.
Central Division champion St. Louis (91-71) and East Division champion Atlanta (97-65) have not played since May. The Braves went 4-2 against the Cards, winning both three-game series during the regular season.

Braves rely on Keuchel in NLDS opener vs. Cards

ATLANTA (AP)  Back in the playoffs for the first time since 2015, the St. Louis Cardinals look as gritty as ever.
The Atlanta Braves also started down a familiar path.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Braves on October 3, 2019

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