The Atlanta Braves shortstop had just scored an insurance run on Adam Duvall’s ninth-inning double in a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Moments earlier, Swanson had pumped his fist so emphatically after crushing a first-pitch slider for a tying, two-out double that he nearly lost his helmet. Cardinals closer Carlos Martinez could not hold a one-run lead, not even after recording two strikeouts and issuing an intentional walk to Brian McCann. Instead, Martinez became the first reliever to allow three earned runs in multiple games of the same division series, and the Braves seized a 2-1 lead in this one. AdvertisementWainwright, who was a rookie when he earned the save in the Cardinals’ World Series clincher in 2006, made that run count.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2019 03:00 UTC