John Denton

Victor Scott II added two more stolen bases tonight in Game 2. He is now 13 of 14 on the season in stolen bases. He is tied for fifth in MLB with the 13 steals.

Walking through the clubhouse after the #STLCards saw their 9-game winning streak come to an end in Wednesday's Game 1, manager Oli Marmol saw a resilient team ready to start another streak. This, Marmol said, is a roadmap for how the Cards can contend. https://t.co/VGqk1SezCS

#STLCards lefty reliever John King comes in and gets the ground ball he specializes in. He got Bryce Harper to ground to short to end the fourth. That closes the book on Sonny Gray: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR, 77/53 pitches. He's surrendered nine HRs (2nd in MLB) in '25.

Given few shots to hit left-handed pitchers because of his struggles against them, #STLCards RF Alec Burleson drilled a two-run single back up the middle off #Phillies lefty Tanner Banks. The two RBI briefly gave STL a 9-6 lead. It's now 9-7 after an Alec Bohm solo HR. https://t.co/5V1iGUUpTd

#STLCards first baseman Willson Contreras extended his MLB-best on-base streak to 26 games with his 107.3 mph laser into left field. #Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber saw his 47-game on-base streak end in Game 1, putting Contreras into the MLB lead. https://t.co/cdlFSCMY3m

#STLCards SS Masyn Winn goes deep for the second time in this series vs. the #Phillies. His fifth HR put the Redbirds up 7-6 in the top of the 4th inning. There have already been five HRs -- Lars Nootbaar, Alec Burleson and Winn for STL; JT Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber for PHI. https://t.co/DTanQS7pP6

The #STLCards 6-5 lead lasted all of one pitch. #Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit this 1-0 changeup from RHP Sonny Gray 420 feet to re-tie the game at 6. The smash left Schwarber's bat at 111.9 mph, per Statcast. https://t.co/njwuu5rTjE

After falling behind 5-1 after one inning, the #STLCards have systematically clawed back to take a 6-5 lead. Lars Nootbaar and Alec Burleson have HRs during a five-run third inning that have #Phillies fans booing RHP Aaron Nola. This two-run shot left Burleson's bat at 106.7 mph. https://t.co/vENpa0wDSr

#STLCards leadoff hitter Lars Nootbaar went up in the zone and got this 90.3 mph fastball from #Phillies RHP Aaron Nola for his seventh home run of the season. Nootbaar's smash traveled 373 feet and it left the bat at 104.9 mph.

In 2023, when Sonny Gray pitched for the #Twins and finished second in the voting for the AL Cy Young award, his sweeper was MLB's most dominant pitch. Foes hit just .096 with no HRs vs. that pitch. Since then, foes hit 3 sweepers for HRs in '24 and have 2 HRs already in '25. https://t.co/2BhAswouPg

The five runs allowed by RHP Sonny Gray are the first the #STLCards have allowed in the first inning since a May 5 defeat of the #Pirates.

Just went it seemed like #STLCards RHP Sonny Gray might get out of the 1st -- he got #Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber looking for the second out -- but Nick Castellanos followed with this two-run double. Then, an RBI single from Max Kepler and a JT Realmuto 2-run HR and it's 5-1. https://t.co/YtxuIWHfdA

It took a heck of a sliding play from #Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott to take away a hit, but #STLCards DH Nolan Arenado still plated the first run of Game 2 with his grounder to the right side. https://t.co/gsBTLKRQMV

Today's Game 2 -- and Game 3 of the series -- between the #STLCards and #Phillies is underway. Incredibly, this is already the Cards' fourth doubleheader of the season -- the first time since 1963 they have played this many doubleheaders this early in the season.

Iván Herrera will catch his first MLB game since injuring his left knee in Boston on April 6 when the #STLCards face the #Phillies in tonight’s series finale (6:15 PM ET/5:15 PM CT). Nolan Gorman starts at 3B, while Nolan Arenado shifts to DH. Alec Burleson starts Game 2 in RF. https://t.co/oblONkHgE5

FINAL: #Phillies 2, #STLCards 1 WP: Jesus Luzardo (4-0) LP: Steven Matz (2-1) S: Jordan Romano (4) STL: Winning streak ends at nine games; longest streak since 2021. STL: Extends streak of allowing two or fewer runs to seven games, tied for second longest such spree since 1969.

Trailing 2-1 in the top of the eighth and their nine-game winning streak hanging in the balance, the #STLCards got the first two on and moved them into scoring position. Then, Nolan Arenado popped out on a 2-0 sweeper on the outer half and Willson Contreras struck out looking.