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Reuters
When Philadelphia Phillies closed the St. Louis Cardinal 4-0 on Sunday, Zack Wheeler and two rescuers joined with four hitters.
Wheeler (7-4) kept the Cardinal on these four hits and walks, defeating five hitters in seven innings. With most of the majors connecting Rangers pitcher Martin Perez, this season is his fifth scoreless start with six innings.
Nick Nelson defeated the Cardio in the 8th inning, and Corey Nibel closed the 9th inning.
JT Realmuto hit two runs and Rhys Hoskins added solo home runs, two and two runs to Phillies, which is 21-9 from the end of May.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wayne Wright (6-6) allowed 4 runs with 8 hits in 52/3 innings. He hit five hitters and walked one.
Phillies threatened for the third time when Bryson Stott walked one out and Yairo Munoz lined up the singles in the centerfield. However, Kyle Schwarber settled in double play to finish the inning.
Hoskins defeated the fourth scoreless tie with Homer in the last five games. Realmuto and Alec Bohm hit a two-out single before Odubel Herrera grounded.
Phillies increased his lead to 4-0 in the 6th inning. Hoskins hit a lead-off double, batted with Wayne Wright six times in ten, and scored with Nick Castellanos' single.
After one, Realmuto hit a two-run home run.
The Cardinal threatened again for the eighth time when Andrew Nisner walked to second place on the ground out, but Nelson defeated Brendan Donovan and left him there. ..
Phillies had a chance to work on it for the eighth time with the help of an error. After Darick Hall hit the single, Realmuto hit a potential force outgrounder, but second baseman Nolan Gorman muffed a short-stop Tommy Edman throw.
Hall competed third, and Realmuto later stole the second base, but Herrera attacked them to stranded.
– Field Level Media
