Phillies vs. Cardinals Game Highlights (4/13/25) | MLB Highlights

Important day for these Cardinals trying to win a series against the Philadelphia Phillies which has eluded them for years. This is going to be a big game and I love it because Matthew Libertor gets the responsibility. This is a big game for Matthew a big test for him. The Phillies are a World Series contender. The Cardinals trying to find out what Matthew Libertor's best role for this club will be. As you said in our opening comments one bad inning in each of his first two starts has been his downfall. First it's Trey Turner in the air toward right center and curling toward Walker and he'll give way. Good communication. You can hear Victor Scott the second calling him off. Here's Bryce Harper and in the air to center Victor on the run sprinting to the warning track at the fans the park just big enough to hold that wind blowing in save Libertor there two outs and that is Libby's first free pass. It comes with two outs and Nick Castellanos is next. This is where you want Matthew to bear down right. Don't let this frame snowball after it loud but two quick outs strike three Anthony's and that will retire the side after a half inning. Schwarzer is left on and the Cardinals are coming up against the Phillies and Zach Wheeler is making his third start of the season. Zach Wheeler coming off a start where he didn't feel like he had his best stop against the Atlanta Braves. Let's see if he can rebound against the St. Louis Cardinals at the start of the twenty one postseason Zach is four and one with a one point zero six ERA in six starts against the Cardinals that includes the postseason if Lars Neubauer and company can tangle with and beat one of the game's best in Zach Wheeler and the one one topper over to third. Ball has it in time. Here's Alec Burleson and he goes after the first pitch and rolls it out the second and Bruno Sosa with it and he'll throw to first and there are two really quick outs of the O2 off the hands back a third and Boll makes the catch. Thank goodness he's six foot five and the inning is over pretty quick for Zach Wheeler J.T. Real Muto the catcher and that's the first hit of the day for the Phillies. J.T. pulled his hands in nicely there one on one out at Mungo Sosa the former Cardinal and he punches that one through the right side of base at J.T. is around second heading to third Walker's throw. No it is not in time Sosa to second and he is safe at second. What a slide. Oh he can do it all. Can he look at that slide. Oh man the swim move and a beauty. Here's Marsh who's over his last twenty three and he got a little help there as Marsh chases up and out of the zone for strikeout number two in the first out. Got to wonder if those two hard hit fly balls in the first inning may have rattled the confidence of Matthew. And here's the center fielder Johan Rojas the pitch. Here's a punt up the third baseline. Libertor gets to it throws got him good play by Libertor that saved a run. I mentioned Rojas can run but Libertor was quick off the mound and threw a strike to Contreras to left arm for the Phil's nothing nothing in St. Louis Harper the first time up hit it one oh five off the bat as this pitch is looped into left. There's a base hit. The Phillies have had base runners in every inning so far against the Cardinals lefty. There goes Harper pitch high throw to second up one half and Harper I think he's safe and he is now four for four stealing bases and Schwaber awaits and a swing and a miss. He goes to a slider and now he has to contend with Castellanos the three to pitch. Here it comes. It is a called strike three. Got him again with a fastball and Castellanos like his first time up gets caught looking didn't like the call there but it was a strike for strikeout for Libby and that's a big one. One out and Nolan Arenado will back as a rocket to left for Arenado that snaps in over 20. That's more like it went down and combating the left field for the second Cardinal hit and it's Wilson Contreras to bat swing and a shot hit high in the air to left Marshall turn that ball is got Mark how good must that feel. That snaps a twenty five game homerless streak for Wilson Contreras some high fives feel better than others and that's a really good moment for Wilson Contreras his attitude his demeanor his work ethic. None of it has changed. He has stayed incredibly consistent. Yes he's been frustrated. Yes he's been disappointed that he hasn't done what he feels he's capable of doing. But maybe today is the start of something special right in Marsh a swing and a miss. Don't fix what is it broken breaking ball after breaking ball takes care of Marsh strikeout number five here's Trey Turner he's played Pemper with Victor Scott the second twice in the air to right Walker's got plenty of room. Matthew has a shut down in a three up three down for the second straight frame. Bryce Harper leads it off Harper's one for two also. But he wins the battle Harper down on strikes number six for Libertor Schwab has walked and struck out his cut on his seven strikeouts for Libertor. Well you could just see his demeanor it's different. And the reason why I say that he is executing his pitches to the glove side Astiano's up for the third time he swings and lifts a fly ball right field Walker move back and it comes in. He has it one two three go to Phil's in the six. The Cardinals are coming up leading to nothing. It's a one two three inning for Libertor who goes six scoreless today for the Cardinals. Let's add on to this offensive attack Donovan a pop up and a fly ball the left driven hard toward left Marsh on the run and that curling away from him in the corner can't get it. That will bounce fair and over the fence for a rule book double. That was trouble. He kept slicing away and Marsh just couldn't catch up. Donnie being Donnie and here's Nolan Arnotto and it's fair pass there. That's headed for the corner Donnie Hilbert flying around third. He will score. It's three to nothing Cardinals. How about that Cardinal offense just adding on RBI situations. You see him turn up the dial and it's a sweeper after an oh one count. And here's Nolan Gorman another strong man Gorman pops one up long run Marsh and left. That's near the line curling toward the top. That'll score Arnotto a blue double for Gorman. It's four to nothing. Three doubles have added on in the sixth inning. Another ground rule double for the Cardinals. They've had three of those in the last two innings. Here's Victor. Let's see if he can advance the runner shows but lays it down strong looks to third decides late and not in time. Pozo beats the rap. The Bunt was a little bit too towards the pitcher. He had time to throw to third and it got there in plenty of time but they call him safe. And they do say play on as they neglect to get the tag down. Victor has a good lead strikes then stops and that was cut on a miss. Pozo's coming home and he'll score without a throw. Everything going to Cardinals way in the seventh they are gift wrapped their fifth run Contreras a two run homer swing and a drive hit hard to left Marsh twisting turning that's over his head at the three seventy five mark Contreras and second with a double he is back. Well how you get back is you handle the velocity of the fastball two down and Jordan Walker up swing and a drive for Jordan Walker he turns and burns. He just delivered the cheese steak to the heart of the Phillies in Game 3. That's a different version of Jordan Walker as hands close to him but also he has one hundred twelve off the bat. He knew it. Confidence goes a long way and so the Contreras he knew it too. Talked about slug chip and they just added on to that. So two homers for the Cardinals today both of them two run shots it's seven nothing. The Phillies are down to their last out the pitch on the way. Leahy gets a ground ball to Contreras right next to the bag he steps on first that's a Red Bird winner line it up downtown St. Louis set off the fireworks as the Cardinals have taken two out of three for the Phillies winning two nothing Friday and another shot out seven nothing today a complete victory for the Cardinals today. They did everything right.