Cardinals ride late runs to 2‑0 victory over Phillies

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Interstat) — Masyn Winn singled in a run in the seventh inning and Everson Pereira homered in the eighth as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Tuesday at Busch Stadium III.

Winn went 2 for 3 for the Cardinals. Pereira went 1 for 3 with his fifth home run. St. Louis collected six hits and grounded into two double plays. Philadelphia managed five hits and grounded into four double plays.

George Soriano (6-3) earned the win with one hit allowed and two strikeouts in one scoreless inning. Riley O’Brien worked a hitless ninth for his 30th save. Andre Pallante allowed four hits and no earned runs in six innings, and Ryne Stanek also threw a scoreless inning. Cristopher Sánchez allowed four hits and no earned runs in six innings, striking out seven.

Alex McFarlane (0-1) took the loss after giving up one earned run in one inning. Tim Mayza also allowed one earned run. St. Louis improved to 60-60, while Philadelphia fell to 64-57. Attendance was 27,222, and the game lasted 2:37.