I’m not sure I can properly summarize the strangeness that was Monday night’s contest between the Phillies and Cardinals, but here is my best attempt:
- Attempting to earn his first career save, Victor Arano threw a wild pitch on what would have been a game-ending strikeout, allowing the Cardinals to extend and later tie the game.
- Trailing by a run and down to their last out, the Phillies got a game-winning hit from a player mired in a season-long slump who was only in the game because the starting right fielder may have broken his nose earlier in the game.