April 23 - Eli White belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday to win the rubber game of their three-game series.
White connected on a slider from reliever Ryan Fernandez for his first homer of the season, a shot that went 434 feet into the left field stands. Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies had opened the inning with singles.
The Braves have won five of their last six. St. Louis has lost six of its last seven.
The winning pitcher was Daysbel Hernandez (3-0), who struck out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning and worked around a single in the ninth to finish the game.