Harrison Bader beat out a tapper down the third-base line. Pitcher Miles Mikolas bunted him to second and Bader, untended by Keuchel, stole third without a throw. Dexter Fowler, down in the count at 1-2, rolled a grounder to second and Bader scored as the Cardinals caught up at 1-1.
The Braves ran themselves into an out in the second after Brian McCann doubled to left center to open the frame. Dansby Swanson flied to short right and then, with one out, Keuchel curiously tried to sacrifice to third McCann, who ranks No. 568 out of 568 big-league league players in sprint speed.