Hector Neris blew yet another save. Odubel Herrera was benched after blowing through Juan Samuel’s stop sign to end the Phils’ rally in the ninth.
Edubray Ramos gave up a leadoff double in the tenth, followed by a balk and intentional walk. He capped off his performance by sailing a pickoff attempt over Tommy Joseph’s head to give the Cardinals the lead.
Meanwhile, the team’s best reliever, Pat Neshek, never left the bullpen. Oh, and the team actually had a five-run lead at one point.
In case you couldn’t tell, the Phillies lost and have only won only one of their last 14 games.
Some good news – the Phils close out the series tomorrow afternoon so our night won’t be ruined.