Cardinals starter Lance Lynn (13-8) ran into trouble as he suffered his eighth loss of the season Sunday against the Braves. The right-hander permitted four runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings of a 5-2 defeat.

Lynn has allowed 10 runs over his last two starts (13 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Saturday at Pittsburgh. He is 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA in four starts against the Pirates this season.