Cardinals score twice in bottom of the 9th, beat Braves 6-5

St. Louis Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill (27) is congratulated by teammates Lars Nootbaar, left,...
St. Louis Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill (27) is congratulated by teammates Lars Nootbaar, left, Brendan Donovan (33) and Andrew Knizner, right, after earning a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)(Jeff Roberson | AP)
Published: Aug. 27, 2022 at 11:39 PM EDT
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(AP) -Corey Dickerson tied the game with an infield single and Tyler O’Neill drew a bases-loaded walk, all in the bottom of the ninth inning, to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. Nolan Arenado and Andrew Knizner homered for the Cardinals, who claimed their sixth walk-off win of the season.

Brendan Donovan hit a one-out double off Kenley Jansen in the ninth and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jansen walked Paul Goldschmidt and hit Nolan Arenado, loading the bases.

Dickerson singled, scoring Donovan and tying the game. Jansen walked O’Neill to blow his fifth save in 34 chances. Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Travis d’Arnaud homered for the Braves and Austin Riley added three hits.