The Cardinals weren’t able to come back against the Phillies falling 4-2.
The Phillies got on the board in the first with a solo home run by Hernández and a Rupp RBI single to make it 2-0. The Cardinals got two runs in the third on a Hazelbaker two run home run to tie the game at two. The Phillies came back and scored a run in the fifth on a RBI single by Franco. The Phillies made it 4-2 on a solo home run by Altherr in the sixth.
Hellickson got the win improving to 10-7 on the year. Hellickson gave up 2 runs on 7 hits while striking out 8 and walking 1 over 7 innings. Weaver took the loss falling to 0-1 on the season. Weaver gave up 3 runs on 9 hits while striking out 6 over 5 innings.
The Cardinals will finish their series with the Phillies today at 12:35. Coverage starts at 11:50 on 98.9 The Game.