PHILADELPHIA – Yadier Molina got two flyovers, added a double and totaled 4 tows for the St. Louis Cardinals to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday 9-4.
Nolan Sorrejat and Paul DeJong joined the party with two home runs, for Sant Lluís to win just for the second time in their last seven games.
The Cardinals found the beat they had missed in their recent defeats. He averaged nearly 2.6 runs per duel in those five stumbles.
Rhys Hoskins added three catches and Alec Bohm pushed two runs for the Phillies, who missed Bryce Harper. The Philadelphia stellar gardener was absent after getting up on Saturday with a lumbar stiffness problem.
Harper said Friday, after the 9-2 victory over the Cardinals that he was confident the Phillies will be hooked on the offensive. Instead, it was the toleteros of San Luis who woke up.
The Cardinals left the duel virtually settled with six runs in the third act against Matt Moore (0-1).
Ryan Helsley (1-0) allowed a run in one episode and two-thirds of relief to pocket the win.
For the Cardinals, Puerto Rican Molina 5-3 with two scored-four pushes.