The Cardinals will take on a right-hander (Phelps) in this game. The St. Louis Cardinals have won seven of their last 10 home games.
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That gave St. Louis the all-important first run in a game it went on to win 3-1, Carpenter adding a 419-foot solo homer in the eighth for insurance. Both of these men were key power hitters in the St. Louis line-up, and would be capable of providing a lift to the St. Louis Cardinals’ offense if present.
The Cardinals had a 3-1 lead before the Marlins scored four times in the fifth.
In San Francisco, Matt Duffy homered among his three hits and drove in three runs, Hunter Pence also had a homer and the Giants prevailed against Washington. Martinez owns a win over the Marlins this year, beating them 4-3 on June 23 in Miami with a seven-inning outing that included nine strikeouts.
BREWERS 4, PHILLIES 2 (at Philadelphia) – Scooter Gennett had a career-high four hits and Jimmy Nelson pitched into the seventh inning to lead Milwaukee. “We need a closer look to make sure it is something he can play though”, manager Mike Matheny said.
“A big thank you to her”, said Piscotty, “It was very nice of her because it’s something special that I’ll keep forever”.
Like Martinez, Randal Grichuk is another Cardinal who has essentially come out of nowhere and is playing so well the team is already talking about the World Series.
In Los Angeles, Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to highlight a four-run fifth inning and the Dodgers beat Cincinnati. This will be his first time facing Phelps.
Rookie outfielder Stephen Piscotty had his second three-hit outing in five games and veteran first baseman Mark Reynolds bashed a three-run homer as the Cardinals posted a 6-2 victory on Saturday.
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Suzuki, who arrived from Japan in 2001 with 1278 career hits when he joined the Seattle Mariners, is only 65 hits shy of equalling Rose, although the feat would not be recognised by Major League Baseball as a record should he pass Rose since the total was divided over two leagues on two continents.
