José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on a soggy Sunday. In his 159th career plate appearance, the 26-year-old Fermín smacked a sinker over the left-field fence off Jesse Chavez (0-1) with Masyn Wynn on base to cap the scoring.

José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-4 victory against the Atlanta Braves on a soggy Sunday. In his 159th career plate appearance,

The Braves beat the Cardinals for the 1,000th time but trail by 106 wins in the all-time series — with 18 ties.

The Cardinals were faced with two rain delays and, when the tarp came off the field for the third time, were lifted to lead by Fermin’s first career homer.

Cardinals game enters a second rain delay in the top of the 5th inning. More From This Game; Atlanta Braves; St. Louis Cardinals; highlight; in-game highlight;

The Atlanta Braves (42-52) and St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) wrap up their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Busch Stadium is set for 2:15 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Braves vs. Cardinals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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