The Atlanta Braves won a thrilling postseason game over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday because:
— Mike Soroka, their 22-year-old phenom right-hander, threw seven overpowering innings.
— Veteran sidearmer Darren O’Day picked off Cardinals pinch runner Harrison Bader making an ill-advised attempt to steal third in the eighth inning.
— Third baseman Josh Donaldson, a former American League MVP, doubled leading off the ninth inning to put the Braves’ tying run on base.
— Shortstop Dansby Swanson, with the Braves down to their last out, tied the game with an RBI double.