The Philadelphia Phillies overwhelmed the St. Louis Cardinals with an early barrage, winning 12-3 at Citizens Bank Park. The game was decided in the first three innings, when the Phillies scored seven runs and built a lead the Cardinals never threatened.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PHI | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Painter anchored the victory with a dominant seven-inning start. The right-hander allowed five hits and one run while striking out eight, with a 6.04 ERA on the season. The Phillies' bullpen covered the final two innings, allowing two runs.
Kyle Schwarber scored on Alec Bohm's line drive single to left in the first inning, giving Philadelphia an early 1-0 lead. Edmundo Sosa doubled in Trea Turner and Bohm two batters later to extend the advantage to 3-0. The Phillies added four more runs in the third: Bryan De La Cruz singled in Luis Arraez and Bohm, J.T. Realmuto's sacrifice fly brought home Sosa, and Derek Hill doubled in De La Cruz for a 7-0 cushion. In the sixth, Bryce Harper homered to right-center, scoring Justin Crawford and Turner ahead of him for three more runs and an 11-1 lead. Kyle Schwarber added a solo homer in the eighth.
Quinn Mathews took the loss for St. Louis, allowing seven runs on ten hits over five innings. The Cardinals managed only three runs: Blaze Jordan scored on Alec Burleson's single in the sixth, JJ Wetherholt homered in the eighth, and Nathan Church scored on a groundout in the ninth.
Bryce Harper finished 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Kyle Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, including his 38th home run of the season. Alec Bohm contributed two hits and two runs. Luis Arraez is two runs away from 500 career runs scored, while J.T. Realmuto is five doubles shy of 300 for his career. Philadelphia improved to 72-58 and extended its winning streak to eight games. St. Louis fell to 66-65 and dropped to 0-2 in its current losing streak.