Philadelphia Phillies routs St. Louis Cardinals 12-3
Game Summary
Philadelphia Phillies cruised to a blowout victory over St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3. The game tilted early and never looked back.
The turning point came in the bottom of the 3rd. Philadelphia Phillies pushed across 4 runs to seize control of the game.
A full-blown slugfest: 15 combined runs and 22 hits on the day.
Key Players
JJ Wetherholt led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Pedro Pagés threw 1.0 IP, 1 ER, 0 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Kyle Schwarber led Philadelphia Phillies's offense, going 2-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Philadelphia Phillies starter Andrew Painter threw 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K and earned the win.
Pitching Report
St. Louis Cardinals starter Quinn Mathews: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (99 pitches). Bullpen ERA 15.00 (3.0 IP, 5 ER). Relief failures directly impacted the outcome.
Philadelphia Phillies starter Andrew Painter: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB (103 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.14 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. Bullpen: 2.0 IP, 2 ER, 1 K (ERA 9.00).
Hitting Analysis
St. Louis Cardinals: 6 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.188). 3 extra-base hits (1 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: JJ Wetherholt (2-for-4, 1 HR), Nathan Church (2-for-4).
Cleanup cold: Jordan Walker (0-for-4), Joshua Báez (0-for-4). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.
Philadelphia Phillies: 8 H, 6 RBI (team AVG 0.381). Includes 1 HR.
Multi-hit games: Kyle Schwarber (2-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI), Trea Turner (2-for-5), Edmundo Sosa (2-for-4, 2 RBI).