Martinez gets 1st win as starter since 2018, Cards top Phils

<p>ST. LOUIS &mdash; 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.</p>
<p>Paul Goldschmidt and Tommy Edman hit two-run doubles and Nolan Arenado doubled twice as St. Louis won for the fourth time in five games.</p>
<p>Martinez (1-4) allowed two runs, one of them earned, in 7 1/3 innings. He had been 0-9 in his last 12 starts — his previous win came on Sept. 1, 2019, the year he spent as the Cardinals’ closer.</p>
<p>Martinez struck out four and walked two. Alex Reyes picked up his sixth save.</p>
<p>Zach Eflin (1-1) gave up five runs on nine hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter. Eflin has gone at last six innings in all five starts.</p>
<p>Edman’s double put St. Louis ahead 3-1 in the second. Goldschmidt pushed the lead to 5-2 with a double in the seventh.</p>
<p>The Cardinals played without catcher Yadier Molina, who was placed on the 10-day injured list before the game with a sore tendon in his right foot.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Phillies: OF Andrew McCutchen was held out of the lineup for the second day in a row. He was replaced by Brad Miller. McCutchen is hitting .154.</p>
<p>Cardinals: Molina suffered the injury on Friday against Cincinnati. He sat out Saturday and Sunday, but returned to the lineup and caught all nine innings of a 2-1 loss on Monday.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>St. Louis RHP Johan Oviedo (0-0) will start in the third game of the four-game set on Wednesday. The Phillies did not announce a starter before Tuesday night’s game.</p>
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