St. Louis Cardinals’ Jose Fermin celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, July 13, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Jose Fermin celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, July 13, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Jose Fermin, right, is congratulated by teammate Masyn Winn after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, July 13, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Fans wait out a rain delay during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, July 13, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Members of the Busch Stadium grounds crew unfurl a tarp over the field at the start of a rain delay during the third inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, July 13, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Jose Fermin celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, July 13, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
In his 159th career plate appearance, the 26-year-old FermÃn smacked a sinker over the left-field fence off Jesse Chavez (0-1) with Masyn Wynn on base to cap the scoring.
Two rain delays totaled 4 hours, 2 minutes. The game lasted 2:38.
The Braves added a run off Gordon Graceffo (3-0) in the seventh. Graceffo threw 1 2/3 innings. Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth for his 19th save.
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Matt Olson led the Braves with three RBIs on two hits.
Chavez started the fifth for Atlanta. He gave up two runs with two outs when Willson Contreras dropped a double in shallow right field to tie it at 3.
Reliever Steven Matz surrendered two runs in the fifth. Just before the game was halted for a second time, Olson singled home two runs for a 3-1 advantage.
St. Louis went up 1-0 in the second inning off Atlanta’s Daniel Davis, who was recalled before the game and made his seventh career start and first this season.
The Braves touched St. Louis starter Sonny Gray for a run in the third on three consecutive two-out singles in the third. Nick Allen scored on Olson’s single off the wall in right field.
St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol was ejected in the bottom of the ninth. It was his fourth ejection this season.
Key moment
Winn’s hustle led to the St. Louis’ first run. He walked and stole second base. With two outs, Victor Scott II hit a ball that bounced off Davis and caromed into vacant area between first and second. Winn never stopped at third and scampered home to score without a throw.
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Key stat
FermÃn is hitting .381 in nine games since his June 25 recall from Triple-A Memphis.
Up next
The Braves return to action Friday when they host the New York Yankees. The Cardinals return to play Friday at Arizona.
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