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 Moss' seventh homer is the fourth longest overall in Busch, which
opened in 2006. It came with two outs in the bottom of the first
against losing pitcher Jerad Eickhoff (1-4) and staked Garcia to a
quick 1-0 lead.
The Moss homer is the fourth longest this season in the major
leagues.
Garcia (2-2) took a no-hitter into the top of the fifth before
allowing singles to Cameron Rupp and Tyler Goeddel but kept the
shutout intact by inducing Peter Bourjos to line into an
inning-ending double play to Moss, who moved to first base in the
fifth when Matt Adams was removed from the game with a left knee
contusion.
Garcia, who threw 61 strikes among his 82 pitches, retired 11 in a
row until the Rupp single up the middle.
St. Louis (15-14), which won three of this series' four games, broke
the game open in the bottom of the seventh against Eickhoff and
relievers Elvis Araujo and Colton Murray, extending its lead to 4-0.
Philadelphia falls to 16-13.
 Yadier Molina coaxed a leadoff walk, took second on an Eickhoff balk
and moved to third on Jeremy Hazelbaker's single to left to chase
Eickhoff. Pinch hitter Jedd Gyroko walked to load the bases, and
Ruben Tejada's sacrifice fly to right drove in Molina for a 2-0
Cardinals' lead.
Pinch hitter Matt Holiday was walked intentionally to load the bases
for Matt Carpenter, who popped out to shortstop for the second out.
But Stephen Piscotty lined a ground-rule double down the third-base
line against Murray, driving in Hazelbaker and Gyroko.
Jonathan Broxton relieved Garcia in the eighth and allowed pinch
hitter David Lough's two-out triple to right-center, but Broxton got
pinch hitter Ryan Howard to ground out, preserving the shutout.
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St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal gave up a single to Odubel Herrera
leading off the ninth and another single to Freddy Galvis before
Piscotty made a diving catch in foul territory to retire Andres
Blanco.
Rosenthal struck out Darin Ruf for the second out and got Rupp on a
comebacker to the mound, completing the Cardinals' second shutout
this season. Garcia was the winner in St. Louis' other shutout -- a
7-0 victory against Milwaukee on April 14, also in Busch Stadium.
NOTES: St. Louis native and Phillies 1B Ryan Howard has homered in
two consecutive games in Busch Stadium and has 23 homers in 244
career at-bats against the Cardinals. ... Philadelphia has not won a
series in St. Louis since May 24-27, 2012, winning 3 of 4. ...
Including Wednesday night's 5-4 loss, the Phillies have been
involved in an MLB-leading 12 one-run games. ... St. Louis entered
Thursday's game having scored 158 runs, second-most in MLB. ...
Cardinals 1B Matt Adams is batting .412 with two home runs during
the current homestand, which continues Friday when the Pittsburgh
Pirates come to Busch Stadium.
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