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Wainwright sharp, Cardinals beat Braves 3-1
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Atlanta Braves' Justin Upton is pushed off the field by Braves first base coach Terry Pendleton (9) as manager Fredi Gonzalez, left, talks with home plate umpire Paul Nauert after Upton was thrown out by Nauert during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) - photo by Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright earned his NL-leading 15th win with his fifth complete game and had a key sacrifice fly to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Matt Holliday's 432-foot home run off Kris Medlen (10-12) snapped a sixth-inning tie for St. Louis, which took the first two games of a four-game set against the NL East leaders. Having already thrown 101 pitches, Wainwright was allowed to bat with the one out and the bases loaded in the seventh inning and hit a long sacrifice fly off Scott Downs for his third RBI of the season to make it 3-1.