Momentum seemed ready to swing one way or the other as soon as Cardinals infielder Brendan Donovan’s bat connected with the slider he drove into right field in the bottom of the seventh inning on Tuesday night.
The play ended with Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. having uncorked a one-hop strike from right field to home plate in time to cut down Tyler O’Neill as he attempted to score from second base with two outs.
The Cardinals trailed by three runs at the time, and appeared poised to cut into that deficit and potentially mount a rally.