Carlos Martinez pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning for his first win as a starter since 2018, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Paul Goldschmidt and Tommy Edman hit two-run doubles. Nolan Arenado doubled twice and made a dazzling catch as St. Louis won for the fourth time in five games.
Martinez (1-4) allowed two runs, one of them earned, in 7 1/3 innings, striking out four. Alex Reyes picked up his sixth save.
Zach Eflin (1-1) gave up five runs on nine hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out eight.
St. Louis RHP Johan Oviedo (0-0) will start in the third game of the four-game set on Wednesday, 5:50 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:45 on KIRX.