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Phillies starter Aaron Nola allowed three runs
(two earned) on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked one and
struck out one.
Matt Strahm (9-4) retired one batter to earn the victory and
Jose Alvarado notched his eighth save.
Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper was ejected in the third
inning for protesting a called third strike by plate umpire Alex
Tosi.
Zack Thompson (5-6) took the loss after allowing four runs on
five hits in five innings for the Cardinals (65-82). He struck
out four and walked two.
The Phillies took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Trea Turner
hit a single, went to third base on Alec Bohm's single and
scored on Harper's forceout grounder.
Realmuto followed with a single before Castellanos hit his
three-run homer.
The Cardinals cut their deficit to 4-2 in the third inning. Lars
Nootbaar drew a one-out walk and moved up on Paul Goldschmidt's
infield single. Alec Burleson hit an RBI single, then
Goldschmidt and Burleson executed a double steal to set up Nolan
Arenado's RBI single.
St. Louis cut Philadelphia's lead to 4-3 in the fourth inning.
Jordan Walker hit an infield single, moved to third when Tommy
Edman reached on a throwing error by Nola, then scored on Masyn
Winn's sacrifice fly.
Arenado and Willson Contreras hit two-out singles in the fifth
inning, but Strahm relieved Nola and struck out pinch hitter
Tyler O'Neill.
The Phillies pushed their lead to 5-3 in the sixth inning.
Edmundo Sosa hit a double and scored on Realmuto's single.
Philadelphia's Craig Kimbrel walked Winn, Nootbaar and
Goldschmidt with two outs in in the eighth inning, but he struck
out Burleson to escape.
Arenado drew a leadoff walk off Alvarado in the ninth inning,
and Contreras hit a single. Edman hit a two-out RBI single and
Winn walked to load the bases, but Nootbaar struck out to end
the game.
--Field Level Media
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