St. Louis CardinalsvsPhiladelphia Phillies
STL 4/PHI 6
Things to say
The Phillies beat the Cardinals 6-4 at Citizens Bank Park.
01
opener
Phils took it 6-4 at the Bank. Cards hung around but Philly's bats did enough. Home team just kept the line moving.
02
key player
The heart of the order carried it — a couple of them left the yard and drove in the runs that mattered. That middle of the lineup is scary right now.
03
hot take
Honestly the Cardinals bullpen let that one slip. Manager went to the pen too early and it cost them.
04
deep cut
St. Louis is sitting dead even at 66-66 — a .500 club treading water while Philly's ten games over. That gap tells the whole story.
05
exit
Anyway, Phils are rolling toward October. Curious if the Cards can even stay in the wild card hunt from here.
The recap
Phillies took care of business at home, beating the Cardinals 6-4 to nudge to 73-58 and keep their grip on the division race. St.
Louis, sitting at a flat 66-66, hung around and made it a two-run game late, but the bullpen slammed the door before they could steal it. This was one of those games where Philly did just enough with the bats and let the arms carry the rest.
Cardinals leave town .500 and treading water, while the Phillies keep stacking wins when it matters.