Katie Woo

Three up, three down, ball game. Ryan Helsley slams the door. The Cardinals beat the Phillies 3-2. They've won nine games in a row and just played their most compelling baseball game in a long, long time. #STLCards

Katie Woo @katiejwoo

To the bottom of the ninth we go, with the Cardinals up by one. After a standout performance from Kyle Leahy (with a two-pitch assist from JoJo Romero), here's Ryan Helsley in for the save.

To the bottom of the ninth we go, with the Cardinals up by one. After a standout performance from Kyle Leahy (with a two-pitch assist from JoJo Romero), here's Ryan Helsley in for the save.

Kyle Leahy in his second inning of the game: Gets Brandon Marsh on a swinging strikeout Trea Turner flies out to center Punches out Bryce Harper on a nasty slider All on 11 pitches. That'll play.

Lead change. Masyn Winn leaves the yard. Go-ahead solo shot in the seventh makes it a 3-2 game. Victor Scott enters the game as a defensive replacement in center. This has been a fun one so far.

Matthew Liberatore is pulled from this one with one out & two on in the 6th after PHI ties the game. Kyle Leahy comes in shuts down the threat. Libby's final line: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. Cards feel good about their 'pen currently, they're about to see if that continues.

And the Cardinals manufacture this into a run. Arenado advances to third on a wild pitch then scores when old friend Edmundo Sosa airmails what would have been an inning-ending double play. Cards on the board, 1-0.

Katie Woo @katiejwoo

It's the top of the fourth and Nolan Arenado tagged from first to second on a deep fly ball to right, in case you're wondering how well the Cardinals are seeing Christopher Sánchez tonight.

It's the top of the fourth and Nolan Arenado tagged from first to second on a deep fly ball to right, in case you're wondering how well the Cardinals are seeing Christopher Sánchez tonight.

I for one am intrigued to see how Matthew Libetatore performs against this Phillies lineup and this Phillies crowd.

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The Cardinals sweep the Nationals, 6-1. They have won eight straight games. They are a game out of first place in the NL Central. Something tells me you might be finding baseball fun again. On deck: a big test against the Phillies. See ya there. #STLCards

And two more for good measure. Nolan Arenado comes up first-pitch swinging in the eighth and lofts a two-run homer to left. Second XBH for Arenado today. It's 6-1 #STLCards