The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday, with the win powered by home runs from Nathan Church and Nelson Velázquez. Matthew Liberatore delivers five strong innings for St. Louis as the team breaks out after a homer drought. Velázquez starts a key rally in the fourth inning, hitting a 444-foot solo home run that ties the game at 1. Later in the same inning, Church follows with his sixth homer of the season—a three-run shot—that extends the Cardinals’ lead to 4-1. Velázquez adds to the offense after his earlier homer, with the Cardinals’ scoring ultimately reaching 5 runs. Atlanta falls short despite being the NL East-leading club heading into the game, and the result ends with a 5-3 Cardinals margin. Both outlets describe the same core scoring sequence—Velázquez’s long solo homer and Church’s three-run homer—alongside Liberatore’s performance in setting the tone for St. Louis.