The Cardinals first series loss of the season came at the hands of the Atlanta Braves on a night when they collected 10 hits, but only scratched out just one run against a rookie pitcher and Illinois native in Dylan Dodd.
Willson Contreras’ fourth-inning RBI single provided all the scoring for the Cardinals in a 4-1 loss to the Braves in front of an announced crowd of 36,501 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday night. They’ll try to avoid a sweep in the three-game set when the teams wrap up the series and the Cardinals wrap up their season-opening home stand on Wednesday afternoon.