Aaron Nola allowed one hit and struck out nine in seven sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the NL wild-card leading Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the St.
After Tommy Edman led off the game with a double, Nola retired 21 of the next 22 batters. A one-out walk in the fifth to Nolan Gorman was the only blemish over that stretch and the right-hander’s only free pass of the day.
St. Louis didn’t get another hit until Paul Goldschmidt’s one-out double off Kimbrel. Among the NL leaders in strikeouts and innings pitched, Nola upped his season totals to 174 K’s and 167⅓ innings. The 30-year-old didn’t allow a home run for the fifth time in 27 starts. Schwarber clubbed the first pitch of the game from Drew Rom deep into the bushes in center field. The 436-foot shot was the 36th home run for Schwarber, who led the NL with 46 in 2022. It also was his 27th career leadoff homer and seventh this season. The Phillies went up 2-0 in the fifth on Trea Turner’s sacrifice fly that scored Rojas, and they took a three-run lead in the seventh on Harper’s opposite-field single. Rom, acquired in a trade from Baltimore on Aug. 1, gave up those two runs on five hits in 5⅓ innings. He struck out six and walked one. It was the second career outing for the 23-year-old lefty, who surrendered six runs in 3⅔ innings in his debut in an 11-1 loss at Pittsburgh on Aug. 21.Nola tied Curt Schilling for fifth place on Philadelphia’s career strikeouts list with 1,554.Sunday marked Philadelphia’s first series sweep of the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park, which opened in 2004.Edman was thrown out at second base in the first inning after breaking toward third on Paul Goldschmidt’s grounder to deep shortstop. St. Louis would’ve had runners on first and second with one out.Cardinals: Placed RHP Guillermo Zuñiga on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Friday, and recalled RHP James Naile from Triple-A Memphis. ... 3B Nolan Arenado returned to the lineup after sitting out Saturday’s game with lower back tightness. ... OF Tyler O’Neill was in manager Oliver Marmol’s original lineup before being replaced by Richie Palacios. Phillies: LHP Ranger Suárez will throw batting practice to hitters Monday. He has been sidelined since Aug. 16 with a strained right hamstring.Cardinals: Begin a six-game homestand Monday night when St. Louis RHP Adam Wainwright faces Padres LHP Blake Snell . Phillies: Open three-game series against the Angels on Monday night. Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker opposes Los Angeles RHP Lucas Giolito .The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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