MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2601 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (62-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (59-71) 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 6 11 0
St. Louis Wins, Gorman goes 3-for-4
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, at Busch Stadium. Leading the charge for St. Louis was first baseman Nolan Gorman. He was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Mick Abel, 8-4, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.2 innings. Gordon Graceffo got the save, the 9th for him this season.

Early in the game, Gorman had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 37th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 2-0.

Gorman called the win "a team effort."

The Cardinals are now 59-71, while the Braves fall to 62-68.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kelenic CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .238 8 23
S. Bouchard LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .254 4 16
M. Ozuna DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .260 36 97
S. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .275 17 41
M. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 13 34
   a-R. Acuna Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 24 55
   b-B. Anderson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
B. Reynolds RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .213 15 41
N. Alvarez Jr. 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .235 3 18
O. Albies 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 17 49
O. Arcia SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .217 5 32
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 12 20      
a - R. Acuna Jr. pinch hit for M. Olson in the 8th
b - B. Anderson substituted for R. Acuna Jr. in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. Bouchard (3, 8th Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kelenic 2 , S. Bouchard 3 , M. Ozuna , M. Olson , N. Alvarez Jr. , O. Arcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ozuna 2 , B. Reynolds
Hit by Pitch: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Olson-Arcia-Minter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Winn SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .249 12 59
T. Saggese DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316 11 66
J. Walker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .268 17 63
N. Gorman 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .238 37 83
J. Wetherholt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 3 26
L. Nootbaar LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .226 7 26
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .216 6 44
M. Siani CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .219 5 32
P. Pages C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .238 4 4
Totals 34 6 11 6 2 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Pages (2, 3rd Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Gorman (21, 4th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Arenado 2 (14, 4th Inning off N. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Minter, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Winn (30, 5th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gorman (37, 1st Inning off N. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Winn 2 , J. Walker 2 , N. Gorman 7 , L. Nootbaar , N. Arenado 4 , M. Siani , P. Pages 2
2-out RBI: , N. Gorman 2 , M. Siani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Winn , J. Walker , J. Wetherholt , P. Pages
GIDP: N. Gorman
Team LOB: 6
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez L (1-3) 4.2 8 5 5 0 2 1 85 5.14   
G. Holmes 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 2.24   
A. Minter 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 6.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 30
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 22, G. Holmes 6, A. Minter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 8-4, G. Holmes 1-2, A. Minter 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 85-58, G. Holmes 24-12, A. Minter 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holmes 1-0
WP: N. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Robberse 4.1 0 0 0 3 4 0 67 3.97   
M. Abel W (8-4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 5.42   
M. Mikolas 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 24 3.30   
J. Romero H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 4.91   
G. Graceffo SV (9) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Robberse 64
Batters Faced: S. Robberse 16, M. Abel 7, M. Mikolas 7, J. Romero 6, G. Graceffo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Robberse 4-5, M. Abel 0-2, M. Mikolas 0-4, J. Romero 0-0, G. Graceffo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Robberse 67-35, M. Abel 30-19, M. Mikolas 24-16, J. Romero 22-12, G. Graceffo 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mikolas 1-0 , J. Romero 1-0 , G. Graceffo 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Romero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Gorman
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 15924
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