St. Louis at Atlanta

The Atlanta Braves now have opened a 6.5 game lead in the NL East, and barring a total collapse they will win the division with room to spare. The Cards, on the other hand, are tied for the final Wild Card spot heading down the home stretch. St. Louis surprise ace Miles Mikolas (15-4, 2.99 ERA) will take the ball to open the series. The Cards are 11-2 in his last 13 starts, winning those games on average by 2.5 runs a contest. He may have a bigger edge here as the Braves have not had a look at him all season, and the Cards are 7-2 in his first start of the year vs. an opponent. The Braves have dropped two straight, have allowed an average of six runs a game in their last three, and have an over-worked pen right now. Make the play on St. Louis.