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Hector Neris relieved him in the ninth inning
to earn his fourth save.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (0-3) threw a
complete game in defeat. He allowed six hits and struck out
eight batters.
The pitching duel took shape quickly.
Wainwright breezed through the first three innings, striking out
five batters and coaxing a double-play grounder after allowing
his first hit.
Phillies outfielder Brad Miller led off the fourth inning with a
single to left, but Hoskins lined into a double play as
Wainwright kept the game moving.
Wheeler met that pitching challenge, retiring the first 14
hitters he faced -- seven by strikeout.
Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto lined a single to left leading
off the fifth inning. He moved to second base on Alec Bohm's
hit-and-run groundout, but Odubel Herrera flied out to strand
him.
The Cardinals finally got a baserunner in their half of the
inning with Paul DeJong's two-out single. But Wheeler got Tyler
O'Neill to hit an inning-ending popup.
Justin Williams walked leading off the sixth inning against
Wheeler, but Wainwright bunted into a double play.
Hoskins blasted his first homer leading off the seventh inning
to put the Phillies up 1-0. Realmuto hit a one-out single, but
Wainwright escaped the inning without further damage.
Hoskins' second homer, in the ninth inning, just cleared the
center-field wall.
Wheeler walked pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter to lead off the ninth
inning. That prompted manager Joe Girardi to summon Neris to
close out the game.
Tommy Edman greeted Neris with a base hit that advanced
Carpenter to third base. Dylan Carlson grounded out to score
Carpenter and move Edman to second base.
But Paul Goldschmidt popped out and Nolan Arenado flew out to
end the game.
--Field Level Media
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