St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies

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On the mound it was Hunter Dobbins against Jesús Luzardo, and Luzardo came in white-hot — 3 earned runs across his last 3 starts with a strikeout in almost every other batter he faced. Dobbins wasn't chopped liver either, sporting a 3.42 ERA of his own, but neither man walked away with a clean final line once this one turned into a slugfest that needed 10 innings to settle.

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+1.5+115+251o7.5-120

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Best BetPhillies -251

Postgame

Phillies got there, but barely — a 7-6 walk-off in extra innings, not the comfortable Luzardo-led win the case argued for. The bear risk showed up plainly, with St. Louis tying it late and forcing a 10th before Philadelphia finally finished it. Still, the moneyline cashes: a win outright is a win outright, however messy the path.

Pregame

Philadelphia's price here is steep, but it's steep for a reason — Luzardo has been the best version of himself all month and the offense hasn't had a cold night in over a week. St. Louis has to lean on a pitcher who's still finding his footing since a midseason call-up, against a lineup that's been unforgiving lately. This is a spot where paying up for the better team makes sense.

The story behind both dugouts explained why extras made sense. St. Louis lost right-hander Andre Pallante to the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation right before this series, thinning a rotation that already had Ramon Urias and Max Rajcic on the shelf. Philadelphia's not exactly whole either — Johan Rojas and Adolis Garcia are both out for the season, and the bullpen is missing Tanner Banks, Brad Keller and Caleb Kilian, which made the sportsbooks' confidence in a clean Phillies win look a little generous in hindsight.

Hunter Dobbins

(3-3)·3.67 ERA

Aug 16 @ Cubs

W

5.0IP

2ER

7K

4BB

96P

08/21 Lineup

Jesús Luzardo

(11-5)·3.35 ERA

Aug 15 @ Twins

W

6.2IP

1ER

9K

2BB

109P

08/21 Lineup

Early on it looked like St. Louis might steal one. The Cardinals jumped out 2-0 in the 1st before Philadelphia clawed back with runs in the 2nd and 3rd, and the two sides traded blows the rest of the way — both teams put up a 2-spot in the 6th, and neither bullpen could find a stretch of outs to put the game away.

St. Louis actually took the lead in the top of the 10th before Philadelphia answered right back in the bottom half to walk it off, 7-6. Both pens got stretched further than either manager wanted, with St. Louis fresh off a 10-9 slugfest of its own against Cincinnati just a day earlier.

St. Louis Cardinals

(66-63)

Aug 20W@ Reds10-9

Aug 19L@ Reds4-5

Aug 18W@ Reds3-0

Aug 17L@ Reds5-6

Aug 17W@ Reds2-1

Philadelphia Phillies

(70-58)

Aug 19Wvs Marlins4-1

Aug 18Wvs Marlins6-4

Aug 17Wvs Marlins6-5

Aug 16W@ Twins7-5

Aug 15W@ Twins9-1

The win pushed Philadelphia's streak to 6 straight, extending a stretch that's included finishing off both Minnesota and Miami without much resistance. St. Louis, meanwhile, is still scrapping for a wild card spot in a crowded field that includes the Cubs, Padres and Diamondbacks — the kind of race where a game like this one, lost in extras on the road, stings a little more than the box score lets on.

St. Louis Cardinals

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• 15-Day-ILAndre Pallante (SP) — The Cardinals placed Pallante on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow inflammation, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.08/21
• 60-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — Urias (elbows) has been sent to Triple-A Memphis to resume a rehab assignment, John Denton of Roundtable.io reports.08/04
• 60-Day-ILMax Rajcic (RP) — Rajcic revealed on his Instagram account Thursday that he recently underwent a right elbow UCL reconstruction.07/23

Philadelphia Phillies

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• 10-Day-ILRafael Marchan (C) — Marchan (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.08/13
• 15-Day-ILCaleb Kilian (RP) — Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said that Kilian suffered a right side injury during his relief appearance in Sunday's 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays in 12 innings, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports. Kilian allowed an unearned run on one hit over an inning of relief en route to earning his fourth win of the season.08/10
• 60-Day-ILFelix Reyes (LF) — The Phillies optioned Reyes to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.08/20
• 60-Day-ILTanner Banks (RP) — Banks (forearm) has progressed to throwing bullpen sessions, per MLB.com.08/16
• 60-Day-ILBrad Keller (RP) — Keller underwent right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery with internal brace and flexor tendon repair Tuesday, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.07/29
• 60-Day-ILJohan Rojas (CF) — Rojas (suspension) underwent surgery Friday to repair the UCL in his right elbow and will face an expected recovery timeline of 6-to-8 months, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILAdolis Garcia (RF) — The Phillies announced that Garcia underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a torn right lat, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.06/24

Both clubs will need their bullpens to recover fast — Philadelphia's especially, given how thin it already was walking into this one. For St. Louis, the margin for error keeps shrinking with every week that passes in the standings.