Philadelphia Phillies split doubleheader with Cardinals
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The Phillies pulled out a slim 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, but for the first time this season, Kyle Schwarber didn’t touch first base. Schwarber’s on-base streak came to an end at 47 games,
Bryce Harper’s bloop single capped off a two-run rally in the seventh inning for the Phillies as they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader
Problem is, they were about to confront a Cardinals team that was even hotter than they were. The Cards brought a nine-game win streak into South Philly, the longest in the majors, and extended it to 10 before the Phillies finally ended it with a 2-1 win in the opener of a Wednesday twinbill.
Alec Burleson had a homer among his three hits and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Philadelphia Phillies 14-7 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader
Down 5-1 after one inning, Cardinals blast Philadelphia with season-high 19 hits and slug three homers to power back after losing first game of doubleheader.
Jesus Luzardo pitched seven innings to improve to 4-0, and Jordan Romano earned his fourth save by striking out the side in the ninth inning.
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The game originally scheduled for Wednesday will remain at 1:05 p.m. All tickets to Tuesday's game will be honored for Wednesday's makeup game, which will start at 6:15 p.m.