ST. LOUIS (AP) – Bryce Harper hit a grand slam, his first with the Phillies, and Rhys Hoskins added four hits, including a homer, to spark Philadelphia to an 11-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Harper’s homer capped a six-run second inning. Philadelphia took advantage of two errors and two walks as all six runs were unearned.
Aaron Nola (3-0) allowed three hits in six innings, giving up one run. He struck out seven.
Dakota Hudson (2-3) gave up eight runs in five innings.
Hoskins also had a double among his four hits. His solo homer came in the ninth inning.
Odubel Herrera led off with a double and went to third on a passed ball. Cesar Hernandez walked. Maikel Franco grounded to second, scoring Herrera. Kolten Wong’s throw to shortstop Paul DeJong was first called an out at second. The Phillies challenged and won. Wong was given a throwing error. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt fielded Nola’s bunt and threw wildly to third, scoring Hernandez. Andrew McCutchen drew a walk to load the bases.
With one out, Harper deposited a 2-1 Hudson fastball deep into the right-field bullpen for his fourth career grand slam. His last came on April 19, 2017, against Atlanta.
Harper, who finished 2-for-3 with a walk before being lifted in the eighth, has hit well at Busch Stadium. In 21 career games, he is hitting .315 with six homers and 17 RBI.
The Phillies added two runs in the fifth on singles by Harper, Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto along with a fielder’s choice.
Matt Wieters, who came in as a defensive replacement at catcher in the sixth, hit his first home run of the season leading off the sixth.
Philadelphia added two runs on three hits and a sacrifice fly in the seventh for a 10-1 lead.
