Final
Cardinals beat Phillies to win series
Apr 30, 2015 - 11:29 PM St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Adams had three hits, including a two-run homer, and finished with three RBI to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday in the finale of a four- game series.The Cardinals won the last three games of the series, overcoming a rough major league debut from left-hander Tim Cooney on Thursday by banging out 12 hits and drawing seven walks against the Phillies.
Matt Holliday had two hits, two RBI and two runs scored for St. Louis.
Cooney was brought up from Triple-A Memphis for his first start but was pulled with one out in the third inning and runners at the corners. The 24-year-old gave up seven hits and a walk and was charged with three runs.
Carlos Villanueva (2-1) pitched 3 2/3 hitless innings for the win as the St. Louis bullpen yielded just one hit over the remaining innings.
Darin Ruf hit a solo homer for the Phillies but right-hander David Buchanan (0-5) suffered his major league-leading fifth loss of the season after allowing seven runs, eight hits and three walks in just 4 1/3 frames.
"I want my team to win a game that I pitch in," said Buchanan. "Not for my record. I just want my team to win when I pitch. I don't care how it happens. I want my team to be comfortable when I take the mound."
The first four Cardinals batters of the game reached on hits off Buchanan to spark a three-run rally. Jon Jay's leadoff single was followed by consecutive RBI doubles by Matt Carpenter and Holliday and a single by Adams. The third run scored when Jason Heyward grounded into a double play.
Odubel Herrera hit an RBI single for the Phillies in the second inning and they tied the score with a two-run third, which included Ruf's leadoff homer to left-center.
Ryan Howard doubled and Cesar Hernandez hit a one-out single, knocking Cooney out for Villanueva, who surrendered a sacrifice fly to Cody Asche.
But Adams cracked a two-run homer to right field in the bottom of the third to put the Cardinals on top again. They went up 7-3 with two more runs in the fifth, when Holliday chased Buchanan with an RBI double and scored on Adams' single off Jake Diekman.
Adams said he's more relaxed hitting with runners in scoring position.
"It makes the at-bat more comfortable knowing there are guys on base and if you put the ball in the gap you're going to score a couple of runs," he said. "It's a good feeling."
The Cardinals tacked on two runs with two outs in the eighth inning against Luis Garcia, who issued two of Philadelphia's seven walks, including a bases- loaded pass to Jhonny Peralta that made it 9-3. Jay had an RBI single earlier.
Game Notes
Cooney was 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in three starts for Memphis this season. The Cardinals optioned catcher Cody Stanley to Memphis and transferred injured ace Adam Wainwright, who is out for the season, to the 60-day disabled list ... The Phillies go to Miami to continue a 10-game road trip ... The Cardinals continue an 11-game homestand against Pittsburgh.
- PHILADELPHIA: 3
ST. LOUIS: 9
Final
Apr 30 4:42 PM - Jh.Peralta walked on a full count, Bourjos scored, Jay to third, M.Carpenter to second.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 9 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 30 4:32 PM - Matt Carpenter to second. Jon Jay to third. Peter Bourjos scores.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 9 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 30 4:31 PM - Jay singled to left, Kozma scored, Bourjos to second.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 30 4:26 PM - Jon Jay singles to left field. Peter Bourjos to second. Pete Kozma scores.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 30 4:26 PM - Matt Adams singles to left center field. Matt Holliday scores.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 7 Bot 5, 1 OutApr 30 3:24 PM - Matt Holliday doubles to deep left field. Matt Carpenter scores.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 6 Bot 5, 1 OutApr 30 3:19 PM - M.Adams homered to right on a 1-1 count, M.Carpenter scored.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 5 Bot 3, 2 OutsApr 30 2:50 PM - Matt Adams homers to right field. Matt Carpenter scores.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 5 Bot 3, 2 OutsApr 30 2:50 PM - Asche hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Heyward, Howard scored.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 3 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 30 2:38 PM - Cody Asche out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jason Heyward. Ryan Howard scores.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 3 Top 3, 1 OutApr 30 2:37 PM - O.Herrera singled to center, C.Hernandez scored, Asche to second.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 3 Top 2, 2 OutsApr 30 2:18 PM - Odubel Herrera singles to center field. Cody Asche to second. Cesar Hernandez scores.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 3 Top 2, 2 OutsApr 30 2:18 PM - Heyward grounded into a double play, shortstop Galvis to second baseman C.Hernandez to first baseman Howard, Holliday scored, M.Adams out.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 3 Bot 1, 2 OutsApr 30 2:04 PM - Jason Heyward grounds out to shortstop. Matt Adams out at second. Matt Holliday scores.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 3 Bot 1, 2 OutsApr 30 2:03 PM - Matt Holliday doubles to deep right field. Matt Carpenter scores.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 30 2:00 PM - Matt Carpenter doubles to deep right center field. Jon Jay scores.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 30 1:59 PM - Odubel Herrera grounds out to shortstop, Pete Kozma to Matt Adams.
Apr 30 1:47 PM - PHILADELPHIA: 0
ST. LOUIS: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 30 1:46 PM
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