Cardinals outlast the Braves 2-1 early Saturday after a long rain delay

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The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in a game delayed by nearly three hours of rain. Key performances included Jimmy Crooks' eighth inning home run and pitching stints by JoJo Romero and Riley O’Brien securing the win.

Jimmy Crooks homered in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 early Saturday in a game that featured a 2-hour, 44-minute rain delay. Crooks entered the game in the seventh as a defensive replacement, then hit his second home run off the season off Danny Young (0-1) 405 feet into the right-center field bleachers to break a 1-1 tie. JoJo Romero (1-2) pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Riley O’Brien pitched the ninth for his 23rd save of the season.