Philadelphia Phillies Defeat St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 in 10 Innings, Improve to 71-58

Final result

Philadelphia Phillies defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 in 10 innings.

MLB data listed St. Louis Cardinals at 66-64 (.508).

MLB data listed Philadelphia Phillies at 71-58 (.550).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — St. Louis Cardinals 2 runs; 2nd — Philadelphia Phillies 2 runs; 3rd — Philadelphia Phillies 1 run; 6th — St. Louis Cardinals 2 runs, Philadelphia Phillies 2 runs; 8th — St. Louis Cardinals 1 run; 10th — St. Louis Cardinals 1 run, Philadelphia Phillies 2 runs.

Jordan Walker (St. Louis Cardinals): 3 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Alec Bohm (Philadelphia Phillies): 3 hits, 3 RBI, 1 run. Joshua Báez (St. Louis Cardinals): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Jesús Luzardo (Philadelphia Phillies): 5.2 innings and 9 strikeouts. J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Brandon Marsh (Philadelphia Phillies): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 runs.

Joshua Báez hit a home run for St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the 1st (2 RBI). Jordan Walker hit a home run for St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the 6th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the St. Louis Cardinals were 66-64, 3rd in the division, 14.5 games back in the division, 5th in the wild-card standings, 3.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 19, wild-card elimination number 30.

In the 2026 standings, the Philadelphia Phillies were 71-58, 2nd in the division, 4.0 games back in the division, 2nd in the wild-card standings, 2.0 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 30.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings