"You could just tell it was a different atmosphere at that point."
Molina made the Cardinals' only mistake, trotting from first to third after believing Adams' drive right-center in the fourth was a homer. Victorino made a leaping catch at the wall to rob Adams of extra bases and threw to first for an easy double play.
The Phillies' 2-3-4 hitters, Juan Pierre, Hunter Pence and Carlos Ruiz, combined for seven hits. Pierre had three hits and two RBIs.
The Cardinals lead the NL with 63 homers after entering the game with eight more than the next-best Brewers.
Wainwright has allowed three runs in 21 2/3 innings his last three starts, including a shutout with nine strikeouts against the Padres in his last time out. He walked none for the first time this season and struck out two to go to 3-1 for his career against Philadelphia.
NOTES: The Cardinals are the first team in the majors with three players who have hit 10 or more homers. ... The Phillies lost for just the fourth time in their last 14 road games. ... Halladay had no strikeouts and remained 10 shy of becoming the fourth active player with 2,000. ... Before McCann's grand slam earlier this month, the last slam off Halladay was by the Rays' Evan Longoria in 2008. ... Molina's last grand slam was Sept. 6, 2010, at Milwaukee against Todd Coffey. ... Jimmy Rollins doubled in the fifth for his first extra-base hit in eight games. ... Adams has 10 hits, five for extra bases.
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