Andrew McCutchen returned to the lineup and drove in the go-ahead run, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 Wednesday night after Bryce Harper was hit in the face by a pitch. Harper left the game in the sixth inning after getting hit in his left cheek on a 96.9 mph fastball from left-handed reliever Génesis Cabrera (0-1). The All-Star slugger picked himself up and walked off the field, blood dripping from a cut near the side of his nose. Under the three-batter minimum rule for relievers, Cabrera had to stay in. McCutchen followed with his RBI single.
Cardinals starter Johan Oviedo made his first start of the season and his second appearance. He pitched five innings, striking out seven and allowed three hits and three runs.
Cardinals LHP Kwang Hyun Kim (1-0, 4.15) will make his third start of the season in the day game today, 11:20 with the pregame, first pitch 12:15 on KIRX.