Bryce Harper had two hits and drove in the game-winning run, Jesus Luzardo pitched seven strong innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Its Wednesday, May 14 and the Cardinals (23-19) are in Philadelphia for a doubleheader against the Phillies (24-17). Sonny Gray is slated to take the mound for St. Louis in Game 2 against Aaron Nola for Philadelphia. These teams were rained out last night. Lets dive into Game 2 of the doubleheader and find a sweat or two.

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Luzardo was coming off a back injury and had previously undergone Tommy John surgery. But since joining the Phillies, he’s 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA, 57 strikeouts, and 1.19 WHIP in 54 innings. The Phillies are 7-2 in his nine starts.

An infield single and a flair to center out of reach of any Cardinal fielder prove the difference in a tight pitching duel that ended with the Phillies' 2-1 victory.

Phillies veteran Aaron Nola gave up 12 hits and nine runs in 3.2 innings against the Cardinals on Wednesday, wasting plenty of run support in the process.

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