Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals, Aug 23, 2026 Box Score

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

4-6

Final

PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesPHI

August 23, 2026, 1:35 PM ET | Citizens Bank Park

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

1-4

Last 5

Philadelphia Phillies

5-0

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy

Recorded starter

Philadelphia Phillies

Cristopher Sánchez

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 23, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	66-66	.500	#3	#6	15.5
Philadelphia Phillies	73-58	.557	#2	#2	3.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

St. Louis CardinalsPhiladelphia Phillies

.691

OPS

.707

167

182

720

Runs

713

4.26

ERA

4.04

1.36

WHIP

1.29

1278

Strikeouts by pitchers

1577

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Jordan Walker

6 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI

José Fermín

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

JJ Wetherholt

7 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Kyle Leahy

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis Gastelum

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Matthew Liberatore

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 4.50 ERA

Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters

Kyle Schwarber

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Alec Bohm

7 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Luis Arraez

9 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Alex McFarlane

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Painter

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Aaron Nola

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Cristopher Sánchez

Philadelphia Phillies, MLBDB pick

Kyle Leahy

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Kyle Schwarber

Philadelphia Phillies, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4: STL 10 hits, PHI 9 hits; STL 0 errors, PHI 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	10	0
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	9	0

Box Score

Batting

JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ WetherholtSS	5	1	2	1	0	2	0
Iván HerreraDH	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	2	2	0	1	0
Joshua BáezLF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nathan ChurchCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blaze Jordan3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
José FermínCF/LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Ramón Urías2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Pedro PagésC	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	36	4	10	4	1	9	1

3 players led Philadelphia Phillies with 2 hits each.

Philadelphia Phillies batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Kyle Schwarber1B	5	1	1	2	0	1	1
Trea TurnerSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryce HarperDH	3	1	2	0	1	1	0
Bryson Stott2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Arraez2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon MarshLF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
J.T. RealmutoC	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin CrawfordCF	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
Edmundo Sosa3B	4	1	2	3	0	1	0
Bryan De La CruzRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0
Totals	34	6	9	6	3	5	1

Pitching

Kyle Leahy went 4.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 0 ER); Cristopher Sánchez went 6.2 innings for Philadelphia Phillies (7 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy	4.0	2	0	0	2	4	0
Luis Gastelum	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Justin Bruihl	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley O'Brien	0.2	5	6	6	1	0	1
Philadelphia Phillies
Cristopher Sánchez	6.2	9	4	4	0	7	1
Tim Mayza	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Alex McFarlane	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T1
Single Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 1, PHI 0
T4
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz, deflected by first baseman Kyle Schwarber. Jordan Walker scores. STL 2, PHI 0
T5
Home Run José Fermín homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 3, PHI 0
T7
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Ramón Urías scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. STL 4, PHI 0
B9
Double Edmundo Sosa doubles (8) on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Bryce Harper scores. J.T. Realmuto scores. Justin Crawford scores. STL 4, PHI 3
B9
Single Bryan De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Edmundo Sosa scores. STL 4, PHI 4
B9
Home Run Kyle Schwarber homers (39) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan De La Cruz scores. STL 4, PHI 6

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Home Run Kyle Schwarber homers (39) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan De La Cruz scores. STL 4, PHI 6
B9
Single Bryan De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Edmundo Sosa scores. STL 4, PHI 4
B9
Double Edmundo Sosa doubles (8) on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Bryce Harper scores. J.T. Realmuto scores. Justin Crawford scores. STL 4, PHI 3
B9
Walk Justin Crawford walks. STL 4, PHI 0
B9
Single J.T. Realmuto singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Bryce Harper to 3rd. STL 4, PHI 0
B9
Flyout Brandon Marsh flies out to left fielder José Fermín. STL 4, PHI 0
B9
Flyout Luis Arraez flies out to left fielder José Fermín. STL 4, PHI 0
B9
Double Bryce Harper doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder José Fermín. STL 4, PHI 0
T9
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes. STL 4, PHI 0
T9
Groundout Pedro Pagés grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. STL 4, PHI 0
T9
Lineout Ramón Urías lines out to left fielder Brandon Marsh. STL 4, PHI 0
B8
Groundout Trea Turner grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 4, PHI 0
B8
Groundout Kyle Schwarber grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 4, PHI 0
B8
Flyout Bryan De La Cruz flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 4, PHI 0
T8
Forceout José Fermín grounds into a force out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to second baseman Luis Arraez. Blaze Jordan out at 2nd. STL 4, PHI 0
T8
Single Blaze Jordan singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. STL 4, PHI 0
T8
Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. STL 4, PHI 0
T8
Lineout Alec Burleson lines out sharply to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. STL 4, PHI 0
B7
Groundout Edmundo Sosa grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 4, PHI 0
B7
Groundout Justin Crawford grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 4, PHI 0
B7
Groundout J.T. Realmuto grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 4, PHI 0
T7
Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. STL 4, PHI 0
T7
Walk Iván Herrera walks. Pedro Pagés to 3rd. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. STL 4, PHI 0
T7
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Ramón Urías scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. STL 4, PHI 0
T7
Single Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to center fielder Justin Crawford. Ramón Urías to 2nd. STL 3, PHI 0
T7
Single Ramón Urías singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. STL 3, PHI 0
T7
Strikeout José Fermín strikes out swinging. STL 3, PHI 0
T7
Lineout Blaze Jordan lines out sharply to center fielder Justin Crawford. STL 3, PHI 0
B6
Pop Out Brandon Marsh pops out to third baseman Blaze Jordan in foul territory. STL 3, PHI 0
B6
Flyout Bryson Stott flies out to center fielder José Fermín. Bryce Harper to 3rd. STL 3, PHI 0
B6
Double Bryce Harper doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 3, PHI 0
B6
Groundout Trea Turner grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 3, PHI 0
T6
Groundout Joshua Báez grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. STL 3, PHI 0
T6
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 3, PHI 0
T6
Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 3, PHI 0
T6
Single Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Justin Crawford. STL 3, PHI 0
B5
Groundout Kyle Schwarber grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 3, PHI 0
B5
Strikeout Bryan De La Cruz strikes out swinging. STL 3, PHI 0
B5
Single Edmundo Sosa singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 3, PHI 0
B5
Groundout Justin Crawford grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 3, PHI 0
T5
Lineout JJ Wetherholt lines out to shortstop Trea Turner. STL 3, PHI 0
T5
Groundout Pedro Pagés grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. STL 3, PHI 0
T5
Groundout Ramón Urías grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. STL 3, PHI 0
T5
Home Run José Fermín homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 3, PHI 0
B4
Grounded Into DP J.T. Realmuto grounds into a double play, third baseman Blaze Jordan to second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. Brandon Marsh out at 2nd. J.T. Realmuto out at 1st. STL 2, PHI 0
B4
Single Brandon Marsh singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Bryce Harper to 2nd. STL 2, PHI 0
B4
Flyout Bryson Stott flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 2, PHI 0
B4
Walk Bryce Harper walks. STL 2, PHI 0
T4
Grounded Into DP Blaze Jordan grounds into a double play, shortstop Trea Turner to second baseman Bryson Stott to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. Blaze Jordan out at 1st. STL 2, PHI 0
T4
Flyout Joshua Báez flies out to center fielder Justin Crawford. STL 2, PHI 0
T4
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz, deflected by first baseman Kyle Schwarber. Jordan Walker scores. STL 2, PHI 0
T4
Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Trea Turner, deflected by pitcher Cristopher Sánchez. STL 1, PHI 0
B3
Strikeout Trea Turner called out on strikes. STL 1, PHI 0
B3
Strikeout Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. STL 1, PHI 0
B3
Double Bryan De La Cruz doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 1, PHI 0
B3
Strikeout Edmundo Sosa strikes out swinging. STL 1, PHI 0
T3
Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. STL 1, PHI 0
T3
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. STL 1, PHI 0
T3
Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. STL 1, PHI 0
B2
Groundout Justin Crawford grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, PHI 0
B2
Flyout J.T. Realmuto flies out to center fielder José Fermín. STL 1, PHI 0
B2
Walk Brandon Marsh walks. STL 1, PHI 0
B2
Groundout Bryson Stott grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, PHI 0
T2
Lineout Ramón Urías lines out sharply to center fielder Justin Crawford. STL 1, PHI 0
T2
Groundout José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. STL 1, PHI 0
T2
Lineout Blaze Jordan lines out to center fielder Justin Crawford. STL 1, PHI 0
B1
Strikeout Bryce Harper called out on strikes. STL 1, PHI 0
B1
Flyout Trea Turner flies out to center fielder José Fermín. STL 1, PHI 0
B1
Lineout Kyle Schwarber lines out sharply to center fielder José Fermín. STL 1, PHI 0
T1
Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. STL 1, PHI 0
T1
Single Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 1, PHI 0
T1
Lineout Jordan Walker lines out to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. STL 0, PHI 0
T1
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 0, PHI 0
T1
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to second baseman Bryson Stott. STL 0, PHI 0

Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 23, 2026

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