Another line drive caught. Bad luck on the line out double play, but hopefully not important. Need 3 outs to nail down the game.
Tommy Edman
Pitching Change: Craig Kimbrel replaces Jose Alvarado.
Ball (95.7 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (95.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Tommy Edman flies out to center fielder Johan Rojas.
I think the Cardinals paid the biggest dividend. (And Lorenzen's no-hitter didn't necessariliy mean he was going to pitch like that against good teams either).
Alec Burleson
Ball (95.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (95.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (85.9 mph knuckle curve)
Ball (87.3 mph knuckle curve)
Foul (95.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (96.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Alec Burleson walks.
Cardinals team OPS is just behind the Phillies, 4th best in the NL. Braves, Dodgers, Phillies, Cards.
Paul Goldschmidt
Ball (95.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (95.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (96.2 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, no out (95.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Paul Goldschmidt doubles (26) on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Schwarber. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
Nolan Arenado
Mound Visit.
Ball in dirt (87.9 mph knuckle curve)
Swinging strike (blocked) (86.6 mph knuckle curve)
In play, out(s) (96.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Nolan Arenado pops out to second baseman Bryson Stott.
Willson Contreras
Swinging strike (blocked) (87.2 mph knuckle curve)
Swinging strike (96.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Pitcher Step Off
Ball (95.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (95.4 mph four-seam fastball)
Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Current Batters
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .300 | .409 | .709 |
| Alec Burleson LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .296 | .399 | .695 |
| Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .276 | .364 | .455 | .819 |
| Nolan Arenado DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .327 | .499 | .826 |
| Willson Contreras C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .253 | .348 | .423 | .771 |
| Nolan Gorman 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .237 | .324 | .479 | .803 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .253 | .324 | .409 | .733 |
| Richie Palacios CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .333 | .522 | .855 |
| Luken Baker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .225 | .282 | .507 |
| Masyn Winn SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .207 | .379 |
| Taylor Motter 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .178 | .231 | .219 | .450 |
| Drew Rom P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| Jacob Barnes P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| John King P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| James Naile P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Schwarber LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .189 | .335 | .456 | .791 |
| Trea Turner SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .304 | .408 | .712 |
| Nick Castellanos RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .311 | .471 | .782 |
| Bryce Harper DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .399 | .479 | .878 |
| Alec Bohm 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .334 | .428 | .762 |
| J.T. Realmuto C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .251 | .311 | .454 | .765 |
| Bryson Stott 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .342 | .443 | .785 |
| Edmundo Sosa 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .295 | .430 | .725 |
| Johan Rojas CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .355 | .437 | .792 |
| Aaron Nola P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| Jose Alvarado P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| Craig Kimbrel P | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Current Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Rom | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 96-62 | 8.00 |
| Jacob Barnes | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 6.75 |
| John King | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.33 |
| James Naile | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 8.80 |
Philadelphia Phillies
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nola | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 95-64 | 4.30 |
| Jose Alvarado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-7 | 1.24 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 3.27 |
I appreciate the job Kimbrel has done this year for the Phillies, but I’m wondering if we need to start mixing and matching for the 9th inning.
Phillies are a season-high 14 games over .500. They sweep the Cardinals in Philadelphia for the first time since 2003. The winning pitchers then were Padilla, Myers and Telemaco.
— Matt Gelb ( @MattGelb ) August 27, 20231
Okay, granted they have some players and obviously pitching is their biggest issue. And hey all credit to the Phillies for leaving no doubt (after all they just lost a series to the Nats last weekend).
Kimbrel just looks like a normal closer to me, we've just forgotten what that looks like. I preferred the mix-and-match but you still need a top reliever to face the toughest hitters when you do that regardless of inning, and right now, there isn't anyone I'd call a sure thing.
The #Phillies outscored St. Louis by 22-3 in this series.
— schmenkman
Only 4th time in history they've outscored STL by 19+ in a series, and first time in 114 years:
May 1896 (3G): 36-13 (+23)
Aug 1897 (3): 30-11 (+19)
Aug 1909 (5): 38-15 (+23)
Aug 2023 (3): 22-3 (+19)
_ @thegoodphight( @tgpschmenk ) August 27, 2023
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