Zack Wheeler struck out 10 over seven-plus innings, Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh every hit three-run homers throughout a seven-run seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 on Saturday.
Bryson Stott hit a solo homer and Bryce Harper added three hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia, which has outscored St. Louis 19-3 within the first two video games of the collection. The Phillies have gone deep 48 instances in August, setting a franchise document for dwelling runs in a month.
Wheeler (10-6) gave up three hits with no walks and reached the 10-win mark for the sixth time in his profession. He has posted a 2.51 ERA over his final seven begins.
St. Louis was held to 4 hits and misplaced for the eighth time in its final 10 video games.
Luken Baker hit his first profession homer with one out within the third inning to present the Cardinals a short 1-0 lead. Wheeler struck out six of the primary seven batters he confronted earlier than Baker’s blast to left subject.
Philadelphia answered with two runs within the backside of the third in opposition to Dakota Hudson (5-1), whose five-game win streak got here to an finish.
After Hudson allowed the primary three batters within the third inning to succeed in base safely, Marsh scored on Trea Turner’s double-play grounder. Harper adopted with an RBI single to proper subject.
The Phillies moved forward 3-1 on Stott’s leadoff homer within the fourth inning. The 378-foot shot was his thirteenth homer of the season.
Turner prolonged his hitting streak to seven video games with a two-out double within the fifth and scored on Harper’s single. Harper is 17-for-34 with 5 homers, 11 RBIs and 12 runs in his previous 9 video games.
The Phillies drew clear within the seventh inning after they despatched 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs on six hits. Turner sparked the outburst with an RBI single, and Castellanos and Marsh every hit three-run homers.
St. Louis performed with out third baseman Nolan Arenado, who exited Friday’s collection opener with lower-back tightness and is listed as day-to-day.
—Subject Degree Media
