It was a night of firsts for the Atlanta Braves tonight. Roberto Hernandez earned his first win as a Brave. Matt Kemp smacked his first home run as a Brave. The Braves hit four home runs in a game for the first time this year, and they scored more than 10 runs for the first time.
Let’s worked backwards. The ninth inning. heading into the ninth, it was closely contested. The Cardinals had battled back to make it a 7-5 game.
Chase d’Arnaud led off as a pinch hitter. He singled then proceeded to steal second.