Adam Duvall and Jorge Soler homered, and Stephen Vogt drove in the eventual game-winning run with a sacrifice fly as the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Wednesday night.
Dansby Swanson went 4 for 4 with three runs scored for the Braves.
Giovanny Gallegos (5-4) allowed three runs in the eighth inning as the Cardinals lost for the sixth time in 10 games.
J.A. Happ made his first start for St. Louis since he was acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline last week. Happ’s debut gave St. Louis its 10th different left-hander to pitch this season, he worked five innings, allowed just 2 runs on five hits and struck out four.
RHP Jack Flaherty (oblique) will make his third rehab start Friday in Double-A Springfield. He will get up to 75 pitches.
LHP Wade LeBlanc (0-2, 4.17) will be making his 13th career appearance and fifth start against the Braves in the series finale Thursday, 6:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 7:15 on KIRX.
The first place Brewers lead second place Cincinnati by 7 1/2, the third place Cardinals are now 11 games behind.