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Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies will meet Brendan Donovan and the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, at 7:15 PM ET.
The Phillies have the third-best batting average in the league (.258). Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.12 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
Prepare for the Phillies vs. Cardinals with everything you need to know before Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
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Edmundo Sosa homered, Bryce Harper doubled and singled and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive win at home.
Aaron Nola (7-2) pitched into the seventh inning for the Phillies, who entered tied with the Yankees for most wins in baseball. Philadelphia improved to 40-18.
Sosa put the Phillies up 3-0 with a 439-foot, two-run drive into Ashburn Alley in center field in the second inning against Miles Mikolas (3-6). It was the first ball to reach the walkway beyond the outfield seats since July 22, 2022, when Darick Hall hit a drive there.
“That ball definitely went a little far,” Sosa said through an interpreter. “I was just aggressive, trying to look for a ball near me.”
Nola allowed a pair of home runs among his three hits while striking out six and walking two.
