ST. LOUIS — 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.
The Cardinals logged their fifth consecutive game with 10 or more hits to open a season, the fourth time in franchise history with five or more games of at least 10 hits. It’s the first time since 1966.
