Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy was poised to give a stretched bullpen a much-needed reprieve. Mother Nature had a different plan. A two hour, 44-minute rain delay cut Leahy’s promising start short, leaving six innings for a bullpen that has been stretched thin as the Cardinals wind down a stretch of 14 games in 13 days heading into the All-Star break. It turns out, the relievers were up to the task as the Cardinals rallied for a 2-1 win Friday night ... errr, Saturday morning. George Soriano, Justin Bruihl, Ryne Stanek and JoJo Romero (1-2) combined for five innings of solid relief, allowing just one run. Riley O’Brien earned his 23rd save in 27 opportunities this season. “Obviously the rain sucks, having Kyle's outing cut short,” O’Brien said. “He looked really good. Yeah, it feels good that, you know, we can turn the game over to the bullpen and we can keep it close. And yeah, I thought everyone threw the ball really well today.” The relievers allowed just two hits in six innings, struck out five, walked one and hit a batter. They retired nine of the final 10 batters they faced. “\[Soriano\