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ATLANTA -- Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis 5-2 on Sunday night, capping their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home in 10 years. The Braves broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the sixth inning off rookie Shelby Miller (10-7) and two relievers. Pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich drove in Chris Johnson with the go-ahead run. Heyward added another run-scoring single. Heyward has nine homers this season, including two in the series between NL division leaders. Kris Medlen (7-10) allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk in six innings to snap his three-game losing streak. Miller allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and two walks in 5 2-3 innings. The Braves finished their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at Turner Field since April 22-24, 2003. Atlanta relievers Luis Avilan, Jordan Walden and Craig Kimbrel combined for three scoreless innings. Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth to take the NL lead with his 31st save. The Cardinals, who lead the NL in batting average and runs, were held to three runs in the series. Johnson singled with two outs in the second, moved to third when the ball bounced past Carlos Beltran in right field for an error, and scored on a single by Andrelton Simmons. Heywards line-drive homer to the front row in right field pushed the lead to 2-0 in the third. Heyward hit leadoff for the second straight night. The Cardinals pulled even with two runs in the fifth. Back-to-back doubles by Pete Kozma and Miller produced the first run. With two outs, Beltran hit a fly ball to left field that fell between Evan Gattis and Simmons, who sprinted into the outfield from his shortstop position. Gattis, a natural catcher, was playing deep for the power-hitting Beltran and was slow to break on the ball. The Braves two-run sixth began with two outs. Johnson, who entered the night tied with Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina for the NL lead with a .332 batting average, singled for his second hit and moved to third on Simmons second single. Terdoslavich and Heyward followed with run-scoring hits. Johnson added his third hit, a double, off Fernando Salas in the eighth to push his average to .338. Johnson scored on an infield hit by Reed Johnson and a throwing error by Kozma from shortstop. Reed Johnson pulled up with an apparent injury after running to first and was replaced by pinch-runner Jose Constanza. The Braves made two strong defensive plays. Simmons went to his right, falling to his knees, to snag a grounder by David Freese before throwing to second to start a double play in the second. Freddie Freeman leaned over the railing in front of the Atlanta dugout to catch a foul popup by Matt Holliday to end the eighth. NOTES: Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said the team is "not close to doing anything" before Wednesdays trade deadline. Mozeliak said he is reluctant to trade prospects "for short-term gain." ... The Cardinals were swept in a road series for the first time this season. ... Molina had two hits, leaving his average at .334. ... The Braves last three-game sweep of the Cardinals was May 11-13, 2012, at St. Louis. ... Braves RHP Brandon Beachy, returning from Tommy John surgery, will make his first start of the season Monday night when he faces Colorados Jorge De La Rosa. The Cardinals open an important NL Central series at Pittsburgh when Jake Westbrook faces Francisco Liriano. Scarpe Air Max 180 Scontate . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Air Max 200 Scontate . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. http://www.airmaxitaliascarpe.it/ . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Nike Air Max Tn Outlet . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. Scarpe Air Max 98 Scontate . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. MIAMI -- Andrew Cashner finally resembled like the pitcher the Miami Marlins hoped he would be when they acquired him in a trade with San Diego.Cashner struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings to win his first game for the Marlins, a 6-0 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night.Obviously good, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. He had a lot of pitches to get there. He was changing speeds a lot and was obviously successful.Acquired from San Diego on July 29, Cashner (5-11) allowed four hits and matched his season high for strikeouts. He had been 0-4 in his first six starts following the trade.Its kind of been a struggle since Ive been over here, Cashner said. We had a different lineup tonight. Its good to have some guys back and get us rolling.Cashner walked two and kept the Phillies off balance by pitching to all parts of the plate.He had a good mix of his pitches, fastball and slider, and he was effectively wild at times as well, Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph said. He pitched to his game plan.Martin Prado drove in three runs for the Marlins, who faded from playoff contention by losing their previous five games and 10 of 11.We still have a lot of baseball left, Cashner said.Mike Dunn, Kyle Barraclough, A.J. Ramos and Austin Brice combined for hitless relief.Jeremy Hellickson (10-9) gave up four runs -- three earned -- and nine hits in six innings.I made too many mistakes early in the count especially the first couple of innings, Hellickson said.Ichiro Suzuki tripled in the first and scored Prados groundout. Sacrifice flies by Realmuto in the second and Prado in the fifth boosted the lead to 3-0.Third baseman Andres Blancos throwing error allowed Marcell Ozuna to reach in the sixth, andd Ozuna scored on J.ddddddddddddT. Realmutos double-play grounder.Prado and Christian Yelich hit consecutive RBI doubles in the seventh off Severino Gonzalez.Cesar Hernandez had two hits for the Phillies.Back to no offense, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. Cesar had a couple of hits and we had a couple of men in scoring position, but couldnt get them in.ICHIROSuzuki had two hits, passing Rafael Palmeiro and increasing his career total to 3,021. He needs two hits to tie Lou Brock.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: 3B Maikel Franco did not play after jamming his right thumb during Sundays game against Atlanta.Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (finger) could return to the Marlins this season in a relief role after being a starter prior to his injury that has sidelined him since Aug. 14. Is it going to be build back up to 100 pitches, Im not quite sure thats going to happen this season, but I think there is a chance if everything continues on a good path we could see him some time, manager Don Mattingly said.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Alec Asher is to make his season debut Thursday to begin a four-game series at Washington. Asher was 0-6 with a 9.31 ERA in seven starts last season. He will go up against Nationals RHP A.J. Cole (1-1, 3.86 ERA). The two young right-handers went to high school 75 miles apart in Florida.Marlins: RHP Jose Fernandez (13-8, 3.03) will oppose Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (11-1, 1.79) on Friday. I look forward to every match-up, but of course theres certain guys that you think, `I wish that I could pitch against this guy so Im looking forward to it, Fernandez said. ' ' '