ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Edmundo Sosa drove in three runs and Andrew Painter pitched into the sixth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday at Busch Stadium.

Sosa singled in a run in the second and doubled in two more in the eighth. Kyle Schwarber also had an RBI double for Philadelphia, which improved to 64-56. Painter (2-8) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out six over 5 1/3 innings. Jonathan Bowlan pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save.

Hunter Dobbins (2-3) took the loss for St. Louis, allowing one earned run on four hits with six strikeouts in five innings. Alec Burleson drove in three runs for the Cardinals, including a two-run single in the sixth and an RBI double in the eighth. Jose Fermin added a run-scoring single as St. Louis pulled within one in the eighth. The Cardinals fell to 59-60.

Both teams finished with eight hits. Philadelphia grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 26,903 and the game lasted 3:05.