Cards-Phillies rained out; split DH on Wednesday

By MATT PIKE

St. Joseph Post

The Phillies postponed Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park because of rain.

The teams will play a split doubleheader at 12:05 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. tomorrow.  Pregame coverage will begin at 11:55 for game one with a 5:05 pregame for the nightcap.

Cardinals right-hander Erick Fedde will face Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo in Game 1. St. Louis ace Sonny Gray will face Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 2.

The Cardinals will carry a nine-game winning streak into Wednesday’s doubleheader — it will be St. Louis’ fourth doubleheader of the season — following Monday’s 3-2 victory of the Phillies. It is the longest winning streak in MLB this season.  It is the Cards’ longest winning streak since they won 17-straight games from Sept. 11-28, 2021.

Fedde twirled the first shutout of his career on Friday by limiting the Nationals to just six hits. After struggling with free passes most of the season, Fedde didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. He is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA over eight starts this season. Luzardo is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA in eight starts. He has 1.7 WAR, according to FanGraphs, which is tied with Garrett Crochet for fourth-best in baseball among pitchers.

Gray pitched seven scoreless innings in his last start against Pittsburgh. He allowed just two hits and one walk. He is 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA. Nola is 1-6 with a 4.89 ERA, although he has a 3.33 ERA in his last four starts.

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