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. In his 159th career plate appearance, the 26-year-old Fermín smacked a sinker over the left-field fence off Jesse Chavez (0-1) with Masyn Wynn on base to cap the scoring.

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.

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.

Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdomen), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)