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08/12 16:24 CDT Alec Burleson drives in 3 as Cardinals beat Phillies 7-1 to win
series
Alec Burleson drives in 3 as Cardinals beat Phillies 7-1 to win series
By WARREN MAYES
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Alec Burleson drove in three runs, including a two-run
double during a four-run fifth inning against Zack Wheeler, and the St. Louis
Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 on Wednesday.
Burleson finished 5 for 10 with two doubles and five RBIs in the series as the
Cardinals took two of three from the Phillies and moved one game over .500
(61-60). Both teams are chasing an NL wild-card playoff spot.
St. Louis won its third straight series, the first time it has done that this
season.
Kyle Leahy (9-4) pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and no
walks. He struck out six.
All the Cardinals' runs in the fifth came in with two outs as St. Louis strung
together four consecutive hits against Wheeler (10-4).
St. Louis rookie Csar Prieto opened the fifth with a single to right, ending
an 0-for-27 slump with his first hit of the season and second of his career.
JJ Wetherholt singled with two outs. Prieto scored when Ivn Herrera singled on
a 3-2 fastball. Burleson doubled to right to make it 4-1, and he scored on
Jordan Walker's double.
Burleson added an RBI single as the Cardinals scored twice in the seventh.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the second after first baseman Alex Bohm misplayed
Walker's grounder. Walker stole second and scored on Nathan Church's double to
left.
Bryce Harper doubled in the fourth for Philadelphia and scored on a two-bagger
by Luis Arraez.
Up next The Phillies head to Dyersville, Iowa, where they will face Minnesota in the Field of Dreams game on Thursday night. RHP Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.47 ERA) faces Twins RHP Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.76 ERA). The Cardinals begin a series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday with LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-9, 5.15) on the mound against a Chicago pitcher to be named. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next The Phillies head to Dyersville, Iowa, where they will face Minnesota in the Field of Dreams game on Thursday night. RHP Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.47 ERA) faces Twins RHP Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.76 ERA). The Cardinals begin a series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday with LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-9, 5.15) on the mound against a Chicago pitcher to be named. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
