José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on a soggy Sunday.

José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-4 victory against the Atlanta Braves on a soggy Sunday. In his 159th career plate appearance,

The Braves beat the Cardinals for the 1,000th time but trail by 106 wins in the all-time series — with 18 ties.

Jose Fermin hit his first big league homer, a two-run shot, to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Sunday.

The Atlanta Braves came out ahead in the weekend’s three-game series, claiming a 6-5 win Friday night and a 7-6 win Saturday, but falling 5-3 on Sunday.

The St. Louis Cardinals lost one of their starting outfielders against the Atlanta Braves when Lars Nootbaar left the game in pain.