The Braves also will go into the break with back-to-back bullpen games due to the depletion of their starting rotation. But they have won three of four games heading into Sunday afternoon's road game against the St.

At 50–46, the St. Louis Cardinals sit in third place in a highly competitive National League Central race. After a solid start to the year, the club has dropped seven of its last ten games, hampered largely by nagging injuries to key contributors such as third baseman Nolan Arenado and first baseman Willson Contreras.