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Atlanta Braves postseason history with the St. Louis Cardinals is not pretty

By Matthew Browning

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 05: Country singer Travis Tritt performs the national anthem before the Atlanta Braves take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Wild Card playoff game at Turner Field on October 5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 05: Country singer Travis Tritt performs the national anthem before the Atlanta Braves take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Wild Card playoff game at Turner Field on October 5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEP 20: First Base Coach Eric  Young of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with a cigar in the clubhouse at the conclusion of an MLB game against the San Francisco Giants in which they clinched the N.L. East at SunTrust Park on September 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEP 20: First Base Coach Eric  Young of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with a cigar in the clubhouse at the conclusion of an MLB game against the San Francisco Giants in which they clinched the N.L. East at SunTrust Park on September 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

The Atlanta Braves will play either the St. Louis Cardinals or the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS next week. Since they have never played the Brewers in the playoffs, let’s take a look at the Braves postseason history with the Cardinals.

As of Saturday morning, the St. Louis Cardinals held a one-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central and the Atlanta Braves will host either team on Thursday in Game 1 of the NLDS.

In 34 all-time postseason appearances, the Atlanta Braves have faced the St. Louis Cardinals four times, which is tied for most with the New York Yankees.

The matchup with the Cardinals has not been particularly kind for the Braves.

1982 NLCS

The Braves were swept in three games and outscored 17-5 over the series. Not shocking for that era of baseball, the Braves did not hit a single home run in the three games.

In Game 1, the Cardinals hit six singles in the sixth inning en route to scoring five runs. The Cardinals won 7-0 .

The Braves starting pitcher Pascual Perez allowed four earned runs, while striking out only two.

Game 2 starter, Phil Niekro, pitched effectively for the Braves, allowing just two earned runs. But Gene Garber blew his save chance (the Braves had a 3-2 lead in the sixth) and lost 4-3.

In Game 3, the Cardinals scored four runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back as they won 6-2. The Braves’ Rick Camp allowed all four runs in the second.

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