Raff-nificent Seven: Phillies 7, Cardinals 6
On August 21, 2026, the Philadelphia Phillies secured a thrilling 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a dramatic extra innings game at Citizens Bank Park. This win marked the Phillies' seventh consecutive triumph. The Cardinals had taken the lead in the first inning when Joshua Baez hit a two-run homer, but the Phillies quickly evened the score.
Bryson Stott reached base and Brandon Marsh and JT Realmuto followed with RBI doubles. Alec Bohm then put the Phillies ahead in the third inning with an RBI single that scored Luis Arraez, who had reached on his 28th double of the season. The Cardinals responded in the sixth, thanks to a two-run homer from Jordan Walker. The Phillies tied the game in the bottom of the sixth, as Bohm, Marsh, Realmuto, and Justin Crawford all contributed to a 5-4 score.
Bryan Torres then tied the game at five in the eighth, with Alec Burleson leading off the ninth. However, Jhoan Duran gave the Phillies the lead in the ninth, and the Phillies' offense went down in order, sending the game into extra innings. In the top of the tenth inning, Jose Fermin's single with Bryce Harper as the ghost runner allowed Luis Arraez to drive in the winning runs, including Alec Bohm's walk-off two-RBI triple. This victory extended the Phillies' winning streak to seven games.
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