Phillies rally for six runs in ninth to top Cardinals
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Edmundo Sosa doubled in three runs during a six-run ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.
St. Louis led 4-0 after scoring one run in each of the first, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Alec Burleson had two run-scoring singles, José Fermín homered and JJ Wetherholt drove in a run. The Cardinals finished with 10 hits.
Philadelphia answered with six runs in the ninth. Sosa’s double scored Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Justin Crawford. Bryan De La Cruz singled in Sosa, and Kyle Schwarber followed with a two-run homer, his 39th. The Phillies had nine hits.
Alex McFarlane (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Riley O’Brien (3-5) took the loss. Cristopher Sánchez struck out seven over 6 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs and nine hits. Kyle Leahy tossed four scoreless innings with four strikeouts for St. Louis.
The announced attendance was 42,610, and the game lasted 2:41. Philadelphia improved to 75-59, while St. Louis fell to 68-68.