The Cardinals were glad they pulled this one out, eventually.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Cardinals were glad they pulled this one out, eventually. Antonio Callaway Jersey . Matt Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning, lifting St. Louis over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Saturday night. Jhonny Peralta homered for the Cardinals, who have won eight of 10 and closed within a half-game of NL Central-leading Milwaukee. "It would have been a tough one to lose," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. "It was one of those tough ones to swallow. But the guys fought hard and kept coming." Ryan Howard homered and Marlon Byrd and Carlos Ruiz each drove in a pair of runs for the Phillies. Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso drew a leadoff walk in the 12th from Ken Giles (2-1). Descalso went to second on Jon Jays sacrifice bunt and moved to third on Peter Bourjos infield single. Carpenter then flied out to deep left. Seth Maness (5-2) pitched two scoreless innings and Trevor Rosenthal earned his 38th save in 43 chances. "The bullpen did a nice job holding us where we were after it got tied up," Matheny said. The teams combined to use 14 pitchers in a game that took 4 hours, 53 minutes. The Phillies tied it at 5 in the eighth on Byrds two-run single off Pat Neshek, who relieved Randy Choate after the bases were loaded with no outs. Cardinals starter Shelby Miller was in line for the win after going six innings and allowing three runs and five hits. "Overall I felt strong," Miller said. "I thought I did a good job getting ahead of the hitters." A pair of Phillies errors helped the Cardinals break a 2-all tie and go in front in the sixth with three runs off reliever Mario Hollands. "Not a good defensive inning for us," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. After A.J. Pierzynski led off with a double, Oscar Taveras hit a sinking liner to left. Domonic Brown appeared to pull up on a catchable ball and Pierzynski took off for third when Brown hesitated to throw back to the infield. Brown then threw the ball away, allowing Pierzynski to score. "Once the ball was caught I think he was focused on the ball and was not aware of where the baserunners were," Sandberg said. David Buchanan got his first no-decision in his 14th start, giving up two runs and eight hits in five innings. The right-hander is filling in for Cliff Lee, who is out for the season with an elbow injury. Buchanan was upset he was lifted so soon. "That caught me off-guard, honestly," he said. "I didnt expect that. I wasnt too happy about it. But I cant control that." TRAINERS ROOM Cardinals: RHP Jason Motte missed his 20th game with a lower back strain. The reliever is 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA in 24 games. Phillies: RHP Mike Adams will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. A shoulder injury has sidelined him since June 7. He is 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 19 games. UP NEXT Cardinals: RHP Justin Masterson makes his fifth start for St. Louis since being traded from Cleveland. Masterson is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA in three games against Philadelphia. Phillies: RHP Jerome Williams looks to continue his strong performance since being claimed off waivers from Texas. He is 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA in two starts with the Phillies. REVERES KICK Kolten Wongs drive to centre leading off the ninth went over the head of Ben Revere in centre, bounced off the ground where it meets the wall and then ricocheted off Reveres foot over the wall. Wong was awarded second base and stayed there after crew chief Brian ONora reviewed the play for a rules check for a deflected ball being a double. PHILLIES OWNER DIES Sally Buck, one of the Phillies owners, died on Saturday, the team said. She was 83. Buck and her late husband, Alexander, became owners in 1981. PERALTAS POWER With his 18th homer, Peralta extended his club record for homers in a season by a shortstop. 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By making too many errors, the Ticats have left no room for error. Basically, this is it. Two wins - over Ottawa and Montreal - and they are in, but anything less and what had so much optimism around it will create a season of disappointment. I doubt Hamilton will begin a game down 15-0 by the end of the first. Then also, I doubt they will put together a 109 yard drive for a touchdown. Back on October 17, Ottawa at Hamilton ended 16-6 for the Ticats. This one should be the same with the same result. In the two games remaining, the Redblacks will audition many players. The positive in that is that the effort level will be there. The negative is that without continuity, a team will have trouble with consistency. The key for Hamilton is to get Moses Madu back as a full-time running back. Hamilton Winnipeg at Calgary Last game of the year for the Bombers and I know what players are thinking dont get injured. I have no doubt that all of the Winnipeg Blue Bomber players will play hard against Calgary but I also have no doubt that when this one is over it will be a relief that as players you made it through healthy so you can have a normal offseason and not one depended on rehabilitating something for 2015. It is an awkward mindset going innto the last game of the year. Austin Corbett Browns Jersey. For Calgary, I would not be surprised if some starters sit for this game and play the next week with an anticipated bye week before the playoffs. I am looking for a limited John Cornish and even more opportunity for Matt Walter at running back. Calgary BC at Edmonton This could be a preview of the West semifinal, as BC has a game advantage over Saskatchewan. Never knew Marco Iannuzzi was such a good kick-off returner for the Lions with his 168 yards in returns against Edmonton. I do know Solomon Elimimian is six tackles from breaking JC Sherritt all-time single season record of 130. Edmonton wants to keep rolling and I think you see everyone play and then next week not so much, depending on what happens this week. Edmonton is closing the consistency and efficiency gap between themselves and Calgary. A statement win over the Lions will say a lot. Both teams on the rise but I will take Edmonton in a close one. Edmonton Toronto at Montreal The Argos will have to have a much, much better game than the last one at Rogers Centre two weeks ago when Montreal took over in the third quarter and won 20-12. The better quarterback is Ray over Crompton but the Alouettes have the two monster receivers of Carter and Green over anything Toronto has. This one could come down to a field goal but that will be because one defense rises to the challenge of the game. I think it will be Montreal, especially with Kyries Hebert back again. Toronto can win but have to win both the penalty battle and turnover count. 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