Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals
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Alec Burleson drives in 3 as Cardinals beat Phillies 7-1 to win series
Burleson finished 5 for 10 with two doubles and five RBI in the series as the Cardinals took two of three from the Phillies and moved one game over .500 (61-60). Both teams are chasing an NL wild-card playoff spot.
St. Louis won its third straight series, the first time it has done that this season.
Kyle Leahy (9-4) pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks. He struck out six.
All the Cardinals' runs in the fifth came in with two outs as St. Louis strung together four consecutive hits against Wheeler (10-4).
St. Louis rookie César Prieto opened the fifth with a single to right, ending an 0-for-27 slump with his first hit of the season and second of his career.
JJ Wetherholt singled with two outs. Prieto scored when Iván Herrera singled on a 3-2 fastball. Burleson doubled to right to make it 4-1, and he scored on Jordan Walker’s double.
Burleson added an RBI single as the Cardinals scored twice in the seventh.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the second after first baseman Alex Bohm misplayed Walker’s grounder. Walker stole second and scored on Nathan Church’s double to left.
Bryce Harper doubled in the fourth for Philadelphia and scored on a two-bagger by Luis Arraez.
The Cardinals begin a series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday with LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-9, 5.15) on the mound against a Chicago pitcher to be named.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | De La Cruz struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Stott struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Arraez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Harper walked. |
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9th Inning | Gastelum relieved Graceffo |
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8th Inning | Herrera flied out to center. |
Statistics
PHI |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 2 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 7 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 31 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 133 | Pitches | 139 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.1 | Runs Created | 4.8 |
| .194 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .258 | Slugging Percentage | .355 |
| .129 | Secondary Average | .290 |
| .242 | On Base Percentage | .368 |
| .500 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .723 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 1.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.2 |
| 14.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.03 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.66 |
| .065 | Isolated Power | .097 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .105 |
| -.065 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .032 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 67.3 | MLB Rating | 86.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 22,565 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
- | 65 | L1 | 0.58598727 | 92 |
Philadelphia |
5 | 70 | W2 | 0.55414015 | 87 |
Miami |
15 | 80 | W1 | 0.49044585 | 77 |
Washington |
18 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
New York |
20 | 85 | W1 | 0.45859873 | 72 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee |
- | 59 | L1 | 0.6242038 | 98 |
Chicago |
11 | 70 | L1 | 0.55414015 | 87 |
Pittsburgh |
18 | 77 | W5 | 0.50955415 | 80 |
St. Louis |
22 | 81 | L1 | 0.48407644 | 76 |
Cincinnati |
25 | 84 | W1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |


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