Credit the save to Aaron Altherr.
Down to their final out and faced with the prospect of another demoralizing late-inning loss Monday night, the Phillies were rescued by Altherr. His sinking line drive skipped by diving St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna and went for a two-run double in a feel-good 6-5 walk-off victory at Citizens Bank Park.
“He’s worked so hard, he’s had so many struggles, he’s had so many lineouts,” manager Gabe Kapler said of Altherr. “It was really nice to see a ball bounce in his direction tonight.”
But the Phillies were relieved for reasons that go beyond Altherr’s hard-luck .