Albert Pujols' big day fuels Cardinals past Phillies
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 [July 11, 2022] Albert
Pujols went 3-for-4 and hit his 684th career home run as the host
St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Sunday.
Tommy Edman hit the decisive sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as
the Cardinals rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win for just the second
time in eight games.
Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante allowed three runs on nine
hits in 5 2/3 innings. Reliever Jordan Hicks (2-4) threw a scoreless
eighth inning to earn the victory and Ryan Helsley closed out the
ninth for his seventh save.
The Phillies opened with Nick Nelson as the first of five pitchers.
He allowed one run on three hits and a walk in two innings.
Jeurys Familia threw a scoreless inning, Cristopher Sanchez allowed
two runs on two hits and a walk in three innings, Andrew Bellatti
got three outs, and Seranthony Dominguez (4-3) allowed the
eighth-inning run to take the loss.
The Phillies took a quick 1-0 lead. Kyle Schwarber led off the game
with an infield single, then Rhys Hoskins and Nick Castellanos hit
singles to get him home.
After getting shut out for the first 19 innings of this series, the
Cardinals tied the game 1-1 in the second inning. Nolan Arenado hit
a leadoff single and Pujols and Lars Nootbaar added one-out singles
to score Arenado.
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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (5) hits single
against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning at Busch
Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
The Phillies moved ahead 2-1 in the fourth on
consecutive two-out singles by Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott and Matt
Vierling. Schwarber made it 3-1 in the fifth inning with a solo
homer.
Pujols cut Philadelphia's lead to 3-2 with his sixth-inning homer
409 feet to center. It was also his 1,377th extra-base hit -- tying
him with Cardinals legend Stan Musial for third on baseball's
all-time list.
The Cardinals tied the game 3-3 in the seventh inning. Austin Romine
hit a leadoff single, Edman followed with a double and Nolan Gorman
hit a run-scoring grounder.
Pujols hit a leadoff single in the eighth, Edmundo Sosa hit a
one-out single and pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt walked to set the
stage for Edman's winning sacrifice fly.
--Field Level Media
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