SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Jordan Walker homered and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5 on Thursday at Truist Park. Walker went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs. Nathan Church added a two-run homer. St. Louis scored three in the first inning, then erupted for seven runs in the seventh. Atlanta scored five in the bottom of the first but was held scoreless thereafter. Gordon Graceffo (6-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Tyler Kinley (4-3) took the loss. Dominic Smith drove in three runs for the Braves. St. Louis collected 15 hits, Atlanta eight. The Cardinals grounded into four double plays. Attendance was 34,524, and the game lasted 2 hours, 59 minutes. St. Louis improved to 45-39; Atlanta fell to 50-35.