The Braves bullpen squandered the lead late in two straight games against the Cardinals.
The Braves entered their weekend series against the Cardinals having won 14 of their last 16 games, and looked poised to win a sixth straight series with a great performance Friday night. Unfortunately, Atlanta instead dropped two straight games, largely due to uncharacteristic performances from Kenley Jansen and A.J. Minter.
Jansen blew a save in the ninth inning on Saturday while Minter gave up four runs off two home runs on Sunday. Yes, these struggles do happen during the season.