 The disheartening loss, which eroded the Braves' lead down to games, proved to be a turning point for both teams.The Cardinals went on to win the last two games of the series, lowering the team's Wild Card advantage to games with 15 games to play.The Braves played decently in the subsequent homestand, going 3–3 against the Florida Marlins and New York Mets; however, the Cardinals, who went on a seven-game roadtrip to play the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies, went 5–2 over the same stretch.