Ian Anderson allowed one run in five innings, Austin Riley homered and drove in three runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 on Tuesday night.

Anderson (7-5) gave up eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts.

Anderson escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fifth, getting an inning-ending groundout from Dylan Carlson.

Riley hit a two-run homer, his 21st, and William Contreras also went deep in the first inning as Atlanta took a 5-0 lead. Matt Olson drove in two runs with two hits, including a first-inning single after Ronald Acuña Jr. singled and stole second.

The Cardinals have lost three straight and five of six.

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Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (5-6, 2.61 ERA) will make his first start against Atlanta since 2019 when he faces Braves LHP Max Fried (8-2, 2.66) on Wednesday night. Mikolas is 1-2 with a 2.61 ERA in five career appearances, including four starts, against Atlanta. Fried is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in two career starts against the Cardinals. Game time is 6:20.