Burleson's 3 RBIs Lift Cardinals Past Phillies 7-1, Win Series
St. Louis broke the game open with a four-run fifth inning against Zack Wheeler to take the series from Philadelphia.
Alec Burleson drove in three runs, including a two-run double during a four-run fifth inning against Zack Wheeler, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 on Wednesday.
Burleson finished 5 for 10 with two doubles and five RBIs in the series as the Cardinals took two of three from the Phillies and moved one game over .500 at 61-60. Both teams are chasing an NL wild-card playoff spot.
St. Louis won its third straight series, the first time it has done that this season.
Kyle Leahy (9-4) pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks while striking out six.
All the Cardinals' runs in the fifth inning came with two outs as St. Louis strung together four consecutive hits against Wheeler (10-4). Rookie César Prieto opened the inning with a single to right, ending an 0-for-27 slump with his first hit of the season and second of his career. JJ Wetherholt singled with two outs, and Prieto scored when Iván Herrera singled on a 3-2 fastball. Burleson doubled to right to make it 4-1, then scored on Jordan Walker's double. Burleson added an RBI single as the Cardinals scored twice more in the seventh.
St. Louis had taken a 1-0 lead in the second inning after first baseman Alex Bohm misplayed Walker's grounder. Walker stole second and scored on Nathan Church's double to left.
Bryce Harper doubled in the fourth for Philadelphia and scored on a two-bagger by Luis Arraez.
The Phillies head to Dyersville, Iowa, where they will face Minnesota in the Field of Dreams game on Thursday night, with Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.47 ERA) facing Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.76 ERA). The Cardinals begin a series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday with Matthew Liberatore (5-9, 5.15) on the mound.
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