MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
08/23/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2528 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (55-76) 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 9 12 1
Philadelphia Phillies (70-61) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 1
Watts Excels in 9-4 St. Louis Win
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

Greg Watts had a 3-RBI game, during St. Louis's 9-4 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies. Watts contributed 2 singles and 1 home run to the cause. St. Louis is last in the National League Central Division with a record of 55-76.

With St. Louis trailing 1-0 in the top of the second, Watts hit a cutter from Kevin Weber for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 3-1.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Watts told the St. Louis Daily.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239 12 43
B. Schales 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .233 1 14
B. Page DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .285 5 38
P. Logan CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .199 4 15
A. Romero 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 13 56
A. Martínez LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .297 0 3
B. Wolfe 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .268 5 24
G. Watts SS 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 .312 2 10
I. Wilson C 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .195 4 22
Totals 39 9 12 9 5 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Page (24, 8th Inning off S. Patton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Martínez (1, 6th Inning off A. Pacheco, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Watts (2, 2nd Inning off K. Weber, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Wilson (4, 6th Inning off A. Pacheco, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación , B. Schales , B. Page 3 , A. Martínez 5 , B. Wolfe , G. Watts 6 , I. Wilson 4
2-out RBI: B. Page , G. Watts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Logan , A. Romero , G. Watts
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Watts (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Schales (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Wolfe-Watts-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garnier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 22 69
E. Almirón 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 27 73
M. Franco 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .329 25 95
J. Lantigua 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .296 26 82
R. McBroom DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .241 12 57
I. Hakanson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 8 40
J. Turnbull C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 5 44
B. Diaz LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 2 19
   b-J. Patino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 2 26
J. Crawford SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 1 13
   a-J. Altuve SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 1 5
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 6 15      
a - J. Altuve substituted for J. Crawford in the 4th
b - J. Patino pinch hit for B. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (38, 3rd Inning off C. Shane, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Almirón (25, 3rd Inning off C. Shane, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (25, 1st Inning off C. Shane, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lantigua (26, 8th Inning off T. Juaneza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Almirón 2 , M. Franco 6 , J. Lantigua 4 , R. McBroom , I. Hakanson , J. Turnbull
2-out RBI: , M. Franco 2 , J. Lantigua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lantigua , B. Diaz 2 , J. Altuve
GIDP: I. Hakanson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Turnbull (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Almirón (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Hakanson-Almirón)
OF assists: 1 (Hakanson(Encarnación at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Shane W (4-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 24 95 3.69   
T. Juaneza 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 11 45 5.04   
R. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Shane 58
Batters Faced: C. Shane 24, T. Juaneza 11, R. Rodriguez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Shane 7-6, T. Juaneza 1-5, R. Rodriguez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Shane 95-61, T. Juaneza 45-30, R. Rodriguez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Weber L (14-5) 5.1 4 3 3 4 4 1 23 97 3.26   
A. Pacheco 0.0 3 4 3 0 0 1 4 13 5.35   
M. Martínez 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 0 11 50 3.46   
S. Patton 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Weber 48
Batters Faced: K. Weber 23, A. Pacheco 4, M. Martínez 11, S. Patton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Weber 5-6, A. Pacheco 0-0, M. Martínez 0-4, S. Patton 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Weber 97-60, A. Pacheco 13-9, M. Martínez 50-28, S. Patton 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Patton 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Watts
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 43549
Special Notes: 2B J.P. Crawford was injured while throwing the ball.
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