| St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) at Atlanta Braves (94-68) |
| Game One |
Friday, October 5th, 5:07 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Atlanta 5-1 (3-0 at StL; 2-1 at Atl) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
St. Louis 5-1 (3-0 at StL; 2-1 at Atl) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
St. Louis 6-2 (4-0 at StL; 2-2 at Atl) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Atlanta 4-2 (3-0 at StL; 1-2 at Atl) |
| Home Record |
St. Louis 50-31; Atlanta 48-33 |
| Away Record |
St. Louis 38-43; Atlanta 46-35 |
| Current Streak |
St. Louis (W1); Atlanta (W1) |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
St. Louis 14-20 |
| Record vs. Central Division |
Atlanta 19-19 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 5/11 - Atlanta, 9-7 (12) (at StL - WP: L.Hernandez; LP: McClellan) |
| 5/12 - Atlanta, 7-2 (at StL - WP: Beachy; LP: Wainwright) |
| 5/13 - Atlanta, 7-4 (at StL - WP: Hanson; LP: Lynn) |
| 5/28 - St. Louis, 8-2 (at Atl - WP: Lynn; LP: Hanson) |
| 5/29 - Atlanta, 5-4 (at Atl - WP: Delgado; LP: Westbrook) |
| 5/30 - Atlanta, 10-7 (at Atl - WP: Venters; LP: Rzepczynski) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 4/29 - St. Louis, 5-3 (11) (at Atl - WP: E.Sanchez; LP: Gearrin) |
| 4/30 - St. Louis, 3-2 (at Atl - WP: Batista; LP: Kimbrel) |
| 5/01 - Atlanta, 6-5 (at Atl - WP: Venters; LP: Franklin) |
| 9/09 - St. Louis, 4-3 (10) (at StL - WP: Motte; LP: Linebrink) |
| 9/10 - St. Louis, 4-3 (at StL - WP: J.Garcia; LP: D.Lowe) |
| 9/11 - St. Louis, 6-3 (at StL - WP: Westbrook; LP: T.Hudson) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 4/26 - St. Louis, 4-3 (at StL - WP: D.Reyes; LP: Saito) |
| 4/27 - St. Louis, 5-4 (at StL - WP: C.Carpenter; LP: D.Lowe) |
| 4/28 - St. Louis, 6-0 (at StL - WP: Ja.Garcia; LP: Kawakami) |
| 4/29 - St. Louis, 10-4 (at StL - WP: Wainwright; LP: Jurrjens) |
| 9/09 - St. Louis, 11-4 (at Atl - WP: Wainwright; LP: Jurrjens) |
| 9/10 - Atlanta, 8-6 (at Atl - WP: Moylan; LP: C.Carpenter) |
| 9/11 - Atlanta, 6-3 (12) (at Atl - WP: Kimbrel; LP: Boggs) |
| 9/12 - St. Louis, 7-3 (at Atl - WP: Lohse; LP: T.Hudson) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 4/27 - St. Louis, 3-2 (at Atl - WP: Pineiro; LP: Jurrjens) |
| 4/28 - Atlanta, 2-1 (at Atl - WP: Moylan; LP: McClellan) |
| 4/29 - St. Louis, 5-3 (at Atl - WP: Wainwright; LP: J.Vazquez) |
| 9/11 - Atlanta, 1-0 (at StL - WP: Jurrjens; LP: Pineiro) |
| 9/12 - Atlanta, 7-6 (at StL - WP: Mik.Gonzalez; LP: Franklin) |
| 9/13 - Atlanta, 9-2 (at StL - WP: J.Vazquez; LP: C.Carpenter) |
| St. Louis last 10 games |
Atlanta last 10 games |
| 9/23 - W at Chicago Cubs, 6-3 |
9/23 - W at Philadelphia, 2-1 |
| 9/24 - W at Houston, 6-1 |
9/25 - W vs. Miami, 4-3 |
| 9/25 - W at Houston, 4-0 |
9/26 - W vs. Miami, 3-0 |
| 9/26 - L at Houston, 0-2 |
9/27 - W vs. Miami, 6-2 |
| 9/28 - W vs. Washington, 12-2 |
9/28 - L vs. NY Mets, 1-3 |
| 9/29 - L vs. Washington, 4-6 (10) |
9/29 - W vs. NY Mets, 2-0 |
| 9/30 - W vs. Washington, 10-4 |
9/30 - W vs. NY Mets, 6-2 |
| 10/1 - W vs. Cincinnati, 4-2 |
10/1 - L at Pittsburgh, 1-2 |
| 10/2 - L vs. Cincinnati, 1-3 |
10/2 - L at Pittsburgh, 1-5 |
| 10/3 - W vs. Cincinnati, 1-0 |
10/3 - W at Pittsburgh, 4-0 |