PHILADELPHIA – Yadier Molina hit two homers, added a double and had four RBIs as the St. Paul Cardinals. Louis defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 on Saturday night.
Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong joined the party at home, because St. Louis to win only the second time in his last seven games.
The Cardinals found the blow they had missed in their recent losses. They had on average only 2.6 runs per game in the five trips.
Rhys Hoskins had three shots and Alec Bohm led in two races for the Phillies, who was missing Bryce Harper. The Philadelphia star’s outfield was missing after waking up on Saturday with a lumbar stiffness problem.
Harper said Friday after a 9-2 victory over the Cardinals that he was confident the Phillies would take the offense. Instead, the San Luis sluggers woke up.
The Cardinals left the game practically, with six rounds in the third half against Matt Moore (0-1).
Ryan Helsley (1-0) allowed a run in one half and a two-thirds relief to win.
For the Cardinals, Puerto Rican Molina 5-3 with two marked rounds and four RBIs.