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Nola (1-1) struck out 10 and walked none. It
was Nola's 17th career game with at least 10 strikeouts. Nola
threw 109 pitches for his first career nine-inning complete
game. His only other complete game shutout covered seven innings
as part of a doubleheader last Sept. 11.
The Phillies won the series by taking two of three.
Cardinals starter John Gant (0-2) lasted five innings and
allowed five hits and two runs. Gant's control was spotty with
five strikeouts and five walks.
The Phillies jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when
Harper launched a 425-foot home run to the second deck in right
field.
The Cardinals managed only one hit through the first five
innings, a single by Yadier Molina. They struck out seven times
through the first five against Nola.
In the fifth, Rhys Hoskins walked with one out and Harper
followed with a double down the left field line. J.T. Realmuto
was then walked and Alec Bohm responded with a sacrifice fly to
left for a 2-0 advantage.
St. Louis went down in order in both the sixth and seventh and
had 13 hitters retired in a row by Nola.
Harper singled with two outs in the seventh and advanced to
second on a wild pitch. Realmuto struck out swinging against
Giovanny Gallegos to end the scoring threat.
The Cardinals' Paul DeJong opened the eighth with a single to
left. Dylan Carlson flied out, Justin Williams struck out
looking and Austin Dean struck out swinging.
In the ninth, Tommy Edman grounded out, Paul Goldschmidt flied
out to short right on the first pitch and Nolan Arenado grounded
out to shortstop to end the game.
--Field Level Media
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