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Recap - Philadelphia Defeats St. Louis 2-1

Rhys Hoskins swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 2 runs as his Phillies defeated St. Louis 2-1 at Busch Stadium.

Bettors who backed the Phillies were rewarded as -106 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.5.

Zack Wheeler earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 8 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 3, and allowing 1 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Rhys Hoskins in the win.

St. Louis's starting pitcher Adam Wainwright worked 9 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 8 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Tommy Edman in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Philadelphia as they had 6 hits, while St. Louis only had 2.

The game was closed out by Hector Neris who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.