Walker, Church and Burleson hit homers and Cardinals ride 7-run 7th inning to 11-5 win over Braves

— Jordan Walker homered and drove in four runs, Nathan Church hit a tying two-run homer in a seven-run seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5 on Thursday night.
Jul 3, 2026, 12:22 pm - AP
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G. Graceffo
win

G. Graceffo6-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
T. Kinley
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T. Kinley4-3

0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

STLATL
1stWalker homered to left center (396 feet), Wetherholt scored and Herrera scored.30
1stDubón singled to center, Baldwin scored, Olson to second, Albies to third.31
1stSmith doubled to right, Albies scored, Dubón scored and Olson scored.34
1stYastrzemski hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored.35
7thChurch homered to right center (392 feet), Winn scored.55
7thWetherholt singled to center, Torres scored, Fermín to third.65
7thHerrera singled to center, Fermín scored, Wetherholt to third.75
7thWalker singled to left, Wetherholt scored, Burleson to third.85
7thNootbaar doubled to right, Burleson scored, Walker to third.95
7thWinn grounded into fielder's choice to first, Walker scored, Nootbaar third. Atlanta Braves challenged: call on the field was upheld.105
9thBurleson homered to right (395 feet).115
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