Murphy hits two lengthy HRs, Braves beat Cardinals 6-5

[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sean Murphy hit the 2 longest dwelling runs at Busch Stadium this season and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday night time.

Murphy hit a 437-foot, two-run shot out to left-center subject on an 0-2 pitch from Matthew Liberatore for a 3-0 lead within the first. Murphy fouled off seven pitches in a 13-pitch at-bat earlier than hitting a 440-foot solo shot to middle for a 5-2 benefit within the third. Murphy and Ronald Acuña Jr. each had three of the Braves' 12 hits.

Enyel De Los Santos (3-2) bought the win with two good innings following starter Grant Holmes, who allowed 5 runs and 9 hits in three innings. Raisel Iglesias pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his tenth save in 14 alternatives — and first since June 24 towards the Mets.

Acuña hit the third pitch from Liberatore for a double and scored on Austin Riley's one-out single for the Braves' first run. Michael Harris II doubled and scored on Acuña's single for a 4-2 lead within the second. Jurickson Profar doubled following Murphy’s second homer and scored on a single by Drake Baldwin for a 6-2 benefit.

Brendan Donovan singled main off the Cardinals' first towards Grant Holmes. Alec Burleson had a one-out double to drive within the Cardinals' first run for a second straight day. Willson Contreras' RBI single lower it to 3-2.

Pedro Pagés had a two-out bases-loaded single within the third to drive in two and Victor Scott II adopted with an RBI single to get the Cardinals to 6-5.

Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley left after three innings with what the group mentioned was ‘stomach tightness’.

Key second

Burlson drew a stroll main off the seventh towards Austin Cox earlier than Contreras greeted alternative Rafael Montero with a single. Montero retired the subsequent three to maintain it 6-5.