Ozzie Albies and William Contreras homered off Carlos Martínez in a four-run second inning, and Atlanta beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Friday night.
The Cardinals were outhit 11-3 and have mustered one run the last two nights at Truist Park.
Max Fried picked up where Charlie Morton left off a night earlier for the Atlanta Braves. Fried allowed two hits in seven innings.
Carlos Martínez (3-8) lost his fourth straight decision, giving up eight runs, eight hits and four walks in only three innings. He slips to 3-8.
Cardinals 2B Edmundo Sosa was back in the lineup after getting hit in the right hand by a pitch Wednesday against Miami and went 1 for 3.
RHP Adam Wainwright (4-5, 3.95) pitches for the Cardinals, and LHP Drew Smyly (3-3, 5.63) takes the mound for Atlanta as the teams continue a four-game series tonight, 5:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:15 on KIRX.
The first place Cubs lead the second place Brewers by one game, the third place Reds are three games behind, the fourth place Cardinals are four games out.