Phillies Take 3 From Cardinals

Cards vs Phillies

GAME 1

Jake Irvin vs Kyle Gibson

Sometimes you are the bug and sometimes you are the windshield.  Well today the Phillies were the windshield.  Brandon Marsh starts of the bottom of the first with a solo shot.  Then in the 3rd inning the Phillies score two runs on 1 hit and a double play and a double steal of home.  The Cardinals resorted to Earl Weaver baseball and slugged two homeruns and tied the score quickly at 3, The score remained that way until a one single by KeBryan Hayes scoring the fleet footed Jason Stallings (1-8) then a Bryson Stott double followed by a Brandon Marsh double extended the Phillies lead to 6-3.  Brent Suter threw a perfect 5 out save to preserve the Phillies first win.

PHILLIES 6 CARDINALS 3

WP: K. Gibson (1-0) LP: J. Irvin S: B. Suter (1)

GAME 2

Matt Waldrum vs Max Scherzer

The Cardinal were definitely the windshield this game The Cardinals jumped on Max Scherzer early and often.  They scored 4 in the first the big blow being a 3 run homer by Michael Toglia with 2 outs  He would hit another one (a solo shot) in the in the third which would start a 6 run inning (including homers by Freeman and Contreras)  This was a laugher, the only bright spot fore the Phillies was a steal of home by KeBryan Hayes.

CARDS 11  PHILLIES 3

WP: M. Waldrum LP: M.Scherzer (0-1) S: R. Nelson

GAME 3

Paul Skenes vs MacKenzie Gore

Skenes is as advertised, he dominated the Phillies the Phillies for 7 innings, 3 hits, zero walks zero runs and 12 strikeouts.  Enter Ryan Walker with a 3-0 lead in the bottom the 8th.   A Francisco Alvarez double and a Byon Stott single and the Phillies are on the board.  Brandon Nimmo walk and Corbin Carroll goes booya and suddenly the Phillies who were left for dead had a 4-3 lead.  Brent Suter pitched a perfect ninth for his second save of the series

PHILLIES 4 CARDS 3

WP: D. Cronin (1-0) LP: R. Walker S: B. Suter (2)

GAME 4

Shota Imonga vs Aaron Nola

THe Phillies drew first blood on a 1 out 2 run triple by Luis Acuna.  The Cardinals tied the game in the third on back-to-back doubles by Freddie Freeman and Wilson Contreras. Both pithcers were dealing.  Nola went 7 innings 7 K’s 6 hits and 2 runs while Shota went 5 2/3 with 3 hits 4K’s and 2runs.  Bottom of the 7th the Phillies used their own back-to-back doubles by Nick Castellanos and KeBryan Hayes to take a 3-2 lead.  The Phillies bullpen held, Orion Kerkering struck out the sde in the 8th and Brent Suter got a double play after hitting Jose Iglesias, and then struck out Michael TOglio to take the series.

PHILLIES 3 CARDS 2

WP: Aaron Nola (1-1) LP: D. Santanna S: B. Suter (3)

OTHER NOTES

*** The Cardinals are 9-7 and the Phillies are 3-5

*** Byrce Harper was 1-15 and Francisco was 2-14 in the series.

Phillies were outscored 19-16 for the series and outhomered.  We feel very fortunate to escape with 3 wins.

Corbin Carroll Helps The Phillies Take Their First Series Of The Season.