Burleson, Nootbaar, Winn HR off Nola as Cardinals beat Phillies 14-7 to earn doubleheader split
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Burleson had a homer among his three hits and drove in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Philadelphia Phillies 14-7 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.
Burleson was one of three Cardinals to homer off Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-7), who gave up the most hits in any start in his 11-year career, as St. Louis earned a split after losing
2-1 in the opener
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Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn also homered off of Nola, who allowed nine runs and 12 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
The Cardinals overcame a shaky start by Sonny Gray, who, like Nola, lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs and eight hits.
St. Louis trailed 5-1 after the first inning before storming back with five runs in the third and three runs in the fourth to erase the deficit. The Cardinals pounded out a total of 19 hits.
Winn had four hits and three RBIs, Brendan Donovan had three hits and an RBI, and Nootbaar and Wilson Contreras each knocked in a pair of runs.
Chris Roycroft (1-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings and picked up the win in relief.
Nick Castellanos had a two run-double and J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer as part of the five-run first inning for Philadelphia. Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber hit solo homers for the Phillies.
Key moment
Burleson laced a two-out, two-run single in the fourth off Philadelphia reliever Tanner Banks to put the Cardinals ahead 9-6. That turned out to be the game-winning RBI.
Key stat
Schwarber's home run was his 15th of the season, keeping him tied for the MLB lead with the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge.
Up next
Cardinals: RHP Andre Pallante (3-2, 4.36 ERA) is expected to start the opener of a three-game set Friday in Kansas City against LHP Cole Ragans (2-2, 4.20).
Phillies: LHP Ranger Suarez (1-0, 5.91) will start Friday when Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh. LHP Andrew Heaney (2-3, 3.15) is slated to start for the Pirates.
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