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Burleson drives in 3, Cardinals beat Phillies 7-1 to win series
Alec Burleson drove in three runs, including a two-run double during a four-run fifth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.…
The Story in Brief
Alec Burleson drove in three runs, including a two-run double during a four-run fifth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 on Wednesday to win the three-game series. Burleson finished 5 for 10 with two doubles and five RBIs in the series. St. Louis won its third straight series for the first time this season and moved one game above.500. Both teams are chasing an NL wild-card playoff spot.
Kyle Leahy pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks, striking out six. The Cardinals' four-run fifth came with two outs on consecutive hits against Zack Wheeler. Rookie Cesar Prieto snapped an 0-for-27 slump with an infield single. The Phillies head to Dyersville, Iowa, for the Field of Dreams game against Minnesota on Thursday.
The Indian Opinion
The Field of Dreams game is sold as a nostalgic throwback, but the real story is the playoff grind. Phillies fans will focus on the romanticism of playing in an Iowa cornfield, but their team just lost a series to a Cardinals side that was barely.500. The test is not the spectacle but how Philadelphia's pitching holds up after Zack Wheeler's rare off day. Can Aaron Nola steady things against the Twins?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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