A five-run six put Atlanta in control, temporarily.

          St. Louis answered with five in the seventh, but Atlanta’s lone run in the second was the difference in the Braves’ 6-5 win on a hot afternoon.

          Mike Foltynewicz went five innings with nine strikeouts, three walks, and 86 pitches. Five pitchers followed him, with A.J. Minter getting the save with an event-free ninth.

          Charlie Culberson led an efficient Atlanta offense with two hits and two RBI, Freddie Freeman adding two RBI on a two-run homer in that big inning. The Braves stranded four, the Cards five.

          Atlanta’s other three sixth-inning runs came on a Culberson single, fielder’s choice, and a sac fly by Ryan Flaherty.

NY Times on Markakis, the boring pro turned reluctant star

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From beat writers David O'Brien and Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mark Bowman/MLB.com on Twitter

Braves  starters rank second in majors with 3.35 ERA, behind the Astros’ 2.96./DOB

Braves went 340 games without a grand slam before Matt Adams hit one June 3, 2017. They’ve hit eight slams in 191 games beginning with that one, including Nick Markakis’ fourth career slam Saturday night./DOB

The Braves are 28-9 when their starter completes six innings./GB

Folty's line: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K. He threw 86 pitches (45 strikes)./GB

The Braves lifted Biddle so Moylan could face Pham. But Biddle had held right-handers to a .092 average. They're nursing a 1-run lead headed to 8th./GB

Braves win, 6-5. They swept the Cardinals in St. Louis for the first time since 2012. They start the 10-game road gauntlet with three wins. 48-34./GB