PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Andrew Painter threw seven strong innings and Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.

Painter allowed one earned run on five hits with eight strikeouts for the Phillies, who improved to 73-58. Kyle Schwarber added a home run and drove in two runs. Edmundo Sosa and Alec Bohm each drove in two runs for Philadelphia.

St. Louis fell to 66-66. JJ Wetherholt homered for the Cardinals, while Nathan Church scored on a ninth-inning groundout. Quinn Mathews took the loss.

Philadelphia scored three runs in the first inning, four in the third and four more in the sixth. The Cardinals scored single runs in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings.

The Phillies collected 15 hits, while the Cardinals had seven. Attendance was 42,218. The game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. Philadelphia won for the second straight night over St. Louis, following Friday’s 7-6 victory.