St. Louis Cardinals Jhonny Perlata swings his bat in disgust as he flys out in the third inning against the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on August 7, 2016. Atlanta won the game 6-3. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Adam Wainwright gave up three runs in each of the first two innings as the Cardinals lost to the Braves 6-3 at Busch Stadium.
Atlanta took the final two games of the three-game series as the Cardinals dropped a game behind Miami for the second wild card.
At 58-53, St. Louis has dropped six of their last eight and have most likely lost out for a chance at the Central Division.
Chicago swept Oakland to open up an 11.5 game lead.