Cardinals unload 7 runs in 11th to rout Phillies

NATIONAL LEAGUE CARDINALS 8, PHILLIES 1 (11)

PHILADELPHIA — Tommy Pham wasn’t going to let another cutter get by him.

Pham hit a two-run home run as part of a seven-run 11th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Tuesday night.

Stephen Piscotty had a two-run double off Casey Fien after Edubray Ramos (0-5) started the inning with two walks. Yadier Molina and Pham followed with home runs as the Cardinals had their biggest output of the season in an inning.

“[Fien] threw me a cutter first pitch and I said if he throws me another one I’m going to crush it,” Pham said. “He threw it again and that normally never works, but it worked there. I wish I could predict stuff like that but I can’t. I’m not that good.”

Fien gave up both home runs and then a single to Chad Huffman and double to Carpenter before the pitcher was removed. Philadelphia has now lost 12 of its past 13 games.

“Ramos didn’t record an out and he didn’t throw strikes,” Phillies Manager Pete Mackanin said. “Then we threw balls that were hit. It’s a tough way to lose a game after we had good pitching for 10 innings.”

Mike Leake started the game for St. Louis and allowed 1 run and 3 hits in 6 innings.

Jeremy Hellickson gave up 6 hits and 1 run in 7 innings. His only blemish was a solo home run for Jedd Gyorko in the second inning.

Both bullpens pitched well until the Phillies’ imploded in the 11th inning. Kevin Siegrist (1-1) pitched one inning in relief for St. Louis to earn the victory. The Cardinals relievers

pitched five shutout innings allowing just four singles.

Philadelphia scored its lone run of the game on a Maikel Franco RBI single after Leake walked the first two batters in the fourth inning.