CARDINALS 4 BRAVES 3 F...REDBIRDS add to the CHOP Shop's Bleeding as they win Game 1 of the Three-Piece...HOTlanta has lost SEVEN in a row...MILLER gets the "W" and HARANG gets the "L"...A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report...CARDS n BRAVES battling to get in that Summer "SHOW" Groove #STLCardinals #BravesCountry

Both pitchers in the Redbirds Shelby Miller and the Braves Aaron Harang were dealing until the top half of the 5th inning when a Matt Carpenter two-bagger and a Matt Holliday Single score three Cardinal Runs to make it 3-0 Cards in the 5th. The Cards then added to that with another run as Peter Bourjos singles in a run.

The Braves struck in the bottom of the 6th scoring two runs on an Evan Gattis single and a B.J. Upton Sac-Fly to make it 4-2 Cards. Braves Second Baseman Ramiro Pena goes Solo Shot in the 7th to make it 4-3 Cards as that would hold as Trevor Rosenthal gets his 9th save for the Redbirds. Braves Aaron Harang took the loss going six allowing nine hits and four runs with a walk and six K's. Redbirds Starter Shelby Miller goes five allowing six hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.

The Cards move to 17-16 after losing two of three in the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field this past weekend. The Braves having lost seven in a row including getting swept by the Fighting Fish and the San Fran Giants over the weekend.