ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ozzie Albies doubled and scored the winning run on Masyn Winn’s throwing error in the ninth inning, allowing the Atlanta Braves to avoid a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-3 win Sunday.
Moments before the decisive run scored, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was ejected after a failed challenge when JoJo Romero (1-3) hit Michael Harris II with a two-strike pitch with two outs.
Marmol's 23rd career ejection tied Whitey Herzog and Roger Bresnahan for second among Cardinals managers, trailing only Tony La Russa’s 39.
Mauricio Dubón followed with a routine grounder to shortstop, but the 2025 Gold Glover Winn’s throw to first was wild.
All-Star Raisel Iglesias closed with a perfect ninth inning for his 19th save. Tyler Kinley (5-3) earned the win.
Brewer Hicklen put Atlanta ahead 3-1 in the sixth with a double to left-center field for his first major league RBI and extra-base hit.
José Fermín tied it with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth.
An overturned out call at home plate gave Atlanta its first lead in the fourth inning.
Austin Riley raced home from second on Drake Baldwin’s two-out single to right field, narrowly getting his left hand to the plate before catcher Jimmy Crooks tagged him on the back.
Cardinals starter Dustin May matched his season high with four walks in four innings, allowing two runs and two hits. The Braves’ first run came when May threw a wild pitch after walking the bases loaded in the second inning.
After opener Danny Young allowed Alec Burleson’s RBI double in the first, Braves rookie J.R. Ritchie pitched 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief before yielding Jordan Walker’s leadoff single that started the Cardinals’ rally in the sixth.
Braves: Host Texas on Friday night to open a seven-game homestand.
Cardinals: Begin a six-game road trip Friday at Arizona.
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Atlanta Braves' Brewer Hicklen catches a fly ball for an out against St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
St. Louis Cardinals' José Fermín hits a two-run single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
Atlanta Braves' Jim Jarvis (74) slides into second base after hitting a double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
A fire at a beer hall in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, killed at least 27 people and injured dozens, prompting an investigation into its cause and the factors contributing to the casualties, including whether any emergency exits may have been obstructed.
The blaze at Na Ladprao bar in northern Bangkok is one of the deadliest club fires in Thailand since 2009, when 67 people died in a fire at a nightclub on New Year's Day.
Here is a look at some other nightclub, bar and music venue fires that have led to significant death tolls:
— January 2026: A fire at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year’s Day left 41 people dead and over 100 injured.
— December 2025: A fire ripped through a popular nightclub in Arpora village, in India’s Goa state, killing 25 people including kitchen workers and tourists.
— March 2025: A fire and ensuing stampede at the crowded Pulse club in Kocani, North Macedonia, killed 63 people, most of them young revelers, and injured more than 200. It was set off by a pyrotechnic flame that engulfed the roof of the club.
— April 2024: A blaze at the Masquerade nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey trapped workers and employees while the venue was closed for renovations, leaving 29 people dead. It was located on the ground and basement floors of a 16-story residential building.
— October 2023: A fire that started at a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia and spread to two other clubs left 13 people dead.
— January 2022: A nightclub in Sorong, in Indonesia’s West Papua province, burned after two groups attacked each other inside the building. Nineteen people were killed.
— January 2022: A blaze at Liv’s Nightclub Yaouba in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, set off explosions that killed 17 people. The government linked the blaze to fireworks.
— December 2016: A fire broke out at a warehouse in Oakland, California that had been converted into a residence and event space for artists dubbed the “Ghost Ship,” killing 36 people. The blaze, which broke out during an electronic music and dance party, moved so quickly that victims were trapped on the illegally constructed second floor.
— October 2015: A blaze that broke out during a rock band’s pyrotechnics display at the Colectiv nightclub in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, killed 64 people and left some 190 injured.
— January 2013: A fire killed more than 200 people at the Kiss nightclub in the city of Santa Maria in southern Brazil. Investigators said soundproofing foam on the ceiling caught fire and released poisonous gases that quickly killed those attending a university party.
— December 2009: Some 152 people died when a blaze broke out at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia. It started when an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling decorated with branches.
— January 2009: An indoor fireworks display after a New Year’s countdown ignited a blaze in the Santika club in Bangkok, Thailand, killing 67 people and injuring many more. Victims died from burns, smoke inhalation and being crushed.
— September 2008: A fire killed 44 people at the jammed King of Dancers nightclub in Shenzhen, China, when a stampede broke out after a fireworks show ignited the ceiling.
— December 2004: In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a fire killed 194 people at the crowded Cromagnon Republic club after a flare ignited ceiling foam. Club owner Omar Chaban was sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing the deadly fire and for bribery. Others received lighter sentences.
— February 2003: A fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in the United States, killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others. Fireworks being used by the band set fire to flammable foam inside the club.
— January 2001: A fire at a cafe in the Dutch town of Volendam where people were celebrating the New Year killed 14 people and injured more than 200.
— December 2000: A fire that was blamed on a welding accident killed 309 people at a disco in the central Chinese city of Luoyang.
FILE - Firefighters and emergency teams work in the aftermath of a fire that broke out during day time in a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
FILE - The charred interior of a nightclub, which caught fire early Sunday, is seen in Arpora, in Goa, India, on Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - People mourn behind flowers and letters near the sealed off Le Constellation bar, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, on Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - A firefighter inspects a nightclub after a massive fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, on March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)
A forensic police officer inspects the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Forensic police officers inspect the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
