José Fermín hit his first major league home run to break a sixth-inning tie in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on a soggy Sunday.

The Cardinals were faced with two rain delays and, when the tarp came off the field for the third time on Sunday, were lifted to lead by Jose Fermin’s first-career

After missing nearly a month with a hamstring injury, Iván Herrera returns to the lineup as the Cardinals face the Braves in their series finale.

Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdomen), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

They absorbed another injury hit Friday when third baseman Austin Riley suffered a strained right abdomen that landed him on the 10-day injured list Saturday. The Braves also will go into the break with back-to-back bullpen games due to the depletion of their starting rotation.

Following Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis announced that outfielder Lars Nootbaar was placed on the 10-day injured list with left rib pain after he left the game early, clearing a roster spot for catcher Ivan Herrera’s return.

Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run and Jurickson Profar brought home the game-winning run with a ground ball in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.

Maton gave up a three-run homer to Sean Murphy, the first home run he had allowed in exactly one year, to flip the game to a 6-5 lead for the Braves. It was Murphy’s third homer in the first two games of the series.

The St. Louis Cardinals lost an excruciating game on Saturday to the Atlanta Braves. They fell to 50-46 on the year and are now 6 1/2 games back in the National