The Cardinals' wild-card chase shifts to The Battery in suburban Atlanta for a three-game series against the first-place Braves. At the same time, the Rockies meet the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium for a series that starts Monday night. That three-game series has more than the NL West at stake. The loser of each game can also lose ground in the wild-card race -- if the Cardinals can apply the pressure with wins in Atlanta.
It was at Atlanta's new SunTrust Park a year ago that the Cardinals got a jolt of energy from Magneuris Sierra and Tommy Pham, both of whom showed up as promotions during a road trip that did not include a loss for the Cardinals.