The Phillies (80-67) rebounded from a disappointing homestand with a narrow 5-4 road win in the opening game of a weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals (65-82).
The offense was all over Cardinals’ starter, Zack Thompson, from the jump. After back to back one-out singles by Trea Turner and Alec Bohm put runners on first and third, Bryce Harper grounded into a fielder’s choice that scored Turner for a 1-0 lead. On the next two pitches, Thompson went fastball to JT Realmuto and cutter to Nick Castellanos which were respectively returned for a single and a three-run bomb.