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Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez (1-4)
allowed two runs (one earned) on just two hits and two walks in
7 1/3 innings.
Martinez, who struck out four, earned his first victory as a
starting pitcher since July 7, 2018.
Alex Reyes closed out the game with a scoreless ninth to earn
his sixth save of the season.
Losing pitcher Zach Eflin (1-1) allowed five runs on nine hits
in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out eight batters and walked none.
The Phillies struck first. Rhys Hoskins walked in the first
inning, then he raced to third on Bryce Harper's double and
scored on J.T. Realmuto's sacrifice fly.
But that lead was short-lived.
The Cardinals tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first when
Dylan Carlson hit a single and scored on Nolan Arenado's double
past the sliding Brad Miller in left field.
After Justin Williams and Andrew Knizner hit singles in the
second inning, Edman's double put the Cardinals up 3-1.
The Cardinals committed two errors to give the Phillies an
unearned run in the fourth inning. First Williams dropped
Realmuto's fly ball to the right field warning track.
Then Martinez's wild pickoff throw allowed Realmuto to reach
third. Realmuto scored on Didi Gregorius' groundout to cut the
lead to 3-2.
With two outs in the seventh inning, Edman hit a two-out single
and went to third on Carlson's single. Goldschmidt greeted
reliever Sam Coonrod with his double off the top of the right
field wall to make it 5-2.
Martinez retired 13 straight batters while pitching into the
eighth inning. He departed after walking Matt Joyce with one
out, and then reliever Giovanny Gallegos coaxed a double-play
grounder from Miller.
--Field Level Media
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