Cardinals outlast the Braves 2-1 early Saturday after a long rain delay
Crooks’ second home run of the season came after a nearly three-hour delay, and the Cardinals’ bullpen retired the final seven Braves batters.
- Jimmy Crooks hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning on Friday, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves after a 2-hour, 44-minute rain delay.
- The Cardinals entered the matchup with a 49-44 record, while the Braves led the NL East at 54-39, though St. Louis held a 3-1 season series advantage.
- Crooks' 405-foot blast into the right-center field bleachers broke a 1-1 tie, while the Cardinals' bullpen retired the final seven Atlanta batters in order, limiting the Braves to just three hits.
- JoJo Romero earned the win after tossing a perfect eighth inning, and first-time All-Star Riley O'Brien posted his 23rd save in 27 tries for the Cardinals.
- The teams meet again on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. EDT, with Braves RHP Reynaldo Lopez facing Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore .
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The St. Louis Cardinals play the Atlanta Braves, leading the series 1-0.
Jimmy Crooks homer lifts Cards to rain-delayed win over Braves
Jimmy Crooks hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning on Friday to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.After a rain delay of nearly three hours in the top of the fourth derailed the game, Crooks hit his second home run of the season off Atlanta's Danny Young (0-1) to help the Cardinals claim the series opener. Kyle Leahy threw three scoreless frames, surrendering a single and striking out two f…
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Cardinals outlast the Braves 2-1 early Saturday after a long rain delay
Jimmy Crooks homered in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 early Saturday in a game that featured a 2-hour, 44-minute rain delay.
Walker, Crooks Lift Cardinals Past Braves
The St. Louis Cardinals battled through nearly two hours of severe weather before rallying for a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Busch Stadium, with Jordan Walker driving in the tying run and Jimmy Crooks delivering the decisive home run in a game that stretched deep into the evening. The contest unfolded in two distinct chapters. Before heavy rain halted play, fans were treated to a tightly contested pitchers’ duel betwee…
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