Dixie bracket: 2019 Cardinals defeat 2019 Braves in five games

Game One: Cardinals 4, Braves 1
WP: Flaherty (3-1)
LP: Foltynewicz (1-1)
Save: C Martinez (4)
HR: Goldschmidt (4)

Game Two: Cardinals 5, Braves 2
WP: Mikolas (2-1)
LP: Keuchel (0-1)
Save: C Martinez (5)
HR: Goldschmidt (5), Wieters (2), Ozuna (2), DeJong (2)

Game Three: Cardinals 4, Braves 2
WP: Hudson (2-1)
LP: Teheran (3-1)
Save: C Martinez (6)
HR: Goldschmidt (6), Swanson (6)

Game Four: Braves 6, Cardinals 2
WP: Soroka (3-0)
LP: Wainwright (1-1)
HR: DeJong (3), Albies (5), Freeman (2)

Game Five: Cardinals 4, Braves 3 (10 innings)
WP: Gallegos (3-0)
LP: Blevins (0-1)
HR: Goldschmidt (7), Ozuna (3), Donaldson (3)

Paul Goldschmidt homered in each of the Cardinals' wins as St. Louis out-homered Atlanta 10-2 in the series.

The Cardinals took control of Game One, in Atlanta, early. Goldschmidt clubbed a three-run homer in the first inning. In the third, he singled, stole scond and scored on Tommy Edman's double. Edman gave that run back in the seventh when he played Ozzie Albie's fly to right into a double and two-base error. That was the only run, and third hit, Jack Flaherty surrendered in seven innings.

Goldschmidt's homer in Game Two came in the fourth inning and briefly even the score at 1. The Braves took the lead back in the bottom of the inning, but the Cardinals took the lead for good in the seventh, when Marcel Ozuna led off with a homer and, with two outs, pinch-hitter Matt Wieters hit a two-run shot off Dallas Keuchel. Paul DeJong capped the scoring with a homer leading off the eighth. Miles Mikolas allowed five hits in six innings for the win.

The series moved to Busch Stadium III for Game Three. Goldschmidt homered in the first again, this one good for two runs, and the Braves never caught up. Dakota Hudson went 5.2 innings for the win. John Gant, Giovanny Gallegos, Andrew Miller and Carlos Martinez combined to retire the final 10 Atlanta hitters.

The Braves battered Adam Wainwright for four runs in the first and drove him from the mound with two more in the fourth to stave off elimination. Albies and Freddie Freeman each hit two-run homers in the first inning. Mike Soroka allowed two runs in five innings for the win.

Marcel Ozuna homered with two out in the 10th inning of Game Five to win the game and end the series. Atlanta scored twice in the top of the first, with one run scoring on a rare error by shortstp DeJong. Goldschmidt's two-run homer in the sixth evened the score at three. St. Louis relievers Daniel Ponce de Leon, Miller, Jordan Hicks and Gallegos combined to retire the final 12 Atlanta hitters, with Gallegos getting credit for his third win of the tournament.

Player availability: The St. Louis bullpen will be fully rested for the fifth round.

Projected rotation: Flaherty-Hudson-Mikolas-Wainwright-(Flaherty)-(Hudson)-(Mikolas)