Final Score: Cardinals 4, Phillies 3
Every game this weekend between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals has been hard-fought, and Sunday was no different. This time, though, it was the Cardinals who came out on top.
A throwback game by future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols and a few inches in the eighth inning was the difference, as the Cardinals narrowly edged out a 4-3 victory to draw within one game of the Phillies for the third Wild Card spot.
The Phillies, 46-40 on the season, have already clinched the season head-to-head over the Cardinals and at least a split of this four-game set, but they’ll need a win on Monday behind Aaron Nola to clinch their second win in as many series over the Redbirds.