In the preview for tonight's game, I suggested that it wouldn't be a good idea to bet against the Atlanta Braves when it came to winning a slugfest. This might've been the night to disregard that advice, as the St. Louis Cardinals did indeed out-slug the Braves on their way to a 10-X victory to open up this series.
Things actually did get off to an encouraging start in the first inning, which is when Michael Soroka pitched a 1-2-3 inning to kick things off and then Ozzie Albies bopped his 29th dinger of the season by swatting one into the Chop House to put the Braves out in front early on.