SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Matthew Liberatore pitched five strong innings and Nathan Church belted a three-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night at Truist Park. Liberatore (4-5) struck out nine while allowing one hit and one earned run, bouncing back from two rough outings. Church’s sixth home run of the season came in the fourth inning, scoring Masyn Winn and Lars Nootbaar to cap a four-run rally. Nelson Velazquez added a solo home run and finished 2-for-2. The Braves scored first on Ozzie Albies’ sacrifice fly in the third, then added runs in the seventh on an Albies single and in the eighth. Riley O’Brien notched his 21st save by pitching a scoreless ninth. Atlanta starter Martín Pérez (6-5) lasted five innings, surrendering four earned runs on five hits. Both teams collected six hits. The win improved St. Louis to 44-38; Atlanta dropped to 49-34. Attendance was 32,932 with a game time of 2:52.