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Painter’s 7 innings, Schwarber’s MLB-best 38th HR power Phillies past Cardinals 12-3
Confirmed
What we know
Rookie Andrew Painter worked a career-high seven innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major-league-leading 38th home run as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park, extending their winning streak to eight games.
Every Phillies starter had at least one hit. Bryce Harper added a three-run homer, his 26th of the season. Painter (3-8) allowed one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in his longest outing of the year after a midseason demotion and July 31 recall.
What's confirmed
- Final: Phillies 12, Cardinals 3, Saturday Aug. 22 (AP; MLB.com; AP wire via WGAL).
- Painter: 7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 8 K — career-high innings (AP/MLB.com).
- Schwarber: MLB-leading 38th HR; Harper: 26th HR, three-run shot in the sixth (AP).
- Cardinals starter Quinn Mathews (0-2): 5 IP, 7 ER, 10 H after emergency call-up with Hunter Dobbins joining the IL (AP).
- MLB.com: Phillies within three games of first-place Braves in the NL East after the win.
What's still developing
- Series finale Sunday: Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.24) vs Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez (16-4, 2.51) (AP).
- Whether Painter’s post-recall form (2-0 in five starts since July 31; ERA to 6.04) holds as Philadelphia pushes the division race.