bullpen a much-needed rest.Cesar Hernandez homered, doubled and singled, and Hellickson pitched seven strong innings in the Phillies 4-2 victory over the St. Louis C

PHILADELPHIA -- Jeremy Hellickson gave the Philadelphia bullpen a much-needed rest.Cesar Hernandez homered, doubled and singled, and Hellickson pitched seven strong innings in the Phillies 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.Hellickson became the first Philadelphia starter to throw seven innings since July 26.That was just what the doctor ordered, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.Maikel Franco had two hits, including a double and the winning RBI, and Aaron Altherr homered for the Phillies. They have hit home runs in 14 straight games.Great night for us, Mackanin said.Jeremy Hazelbaker homered and Jhonny Peralta had three hits for St. Louis, which had won five in a row. The Cardinals are 1 1/2 games ahead of Miami for the second wild-card spot in the National League.We had a hard time getting anything going against their starter, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. We couldnt get a lot of those late hits weve been accustomed to getting.St. Louis fell short of setting a major league record of 10 straight games with multiple home runs. The Cardinals tied the mark with a pair of homers Friday night.Hellickson (10-7) skipped his last start because of back tightness. The right-hander looked healthy and sharp, allowing two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. He pumped his fist into his glove after striking out pinch-hitter Greg Garcia to finish the seventh.I felt good, Hellickson said. It was good to save the bullpen tonight. I was just getting ahead and kept the fastball down for the most part.Franco put the Phillies ahead for good with a two-out single to left in the fifth that scored Hernandez from third.Jeanmar Gomez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 33rd save in 37 opportunities.The Phillies jumped on rookie Luke Weaver (0-1) with a pair of runs in the first.Hernandez led off by driving an 0-1 pitch into the seats in right field for his fourth homer of the season. The Phillies have gotten Hernandez to level his swing midseason, and he is batting .350 since June 27. He is hitting .500 with a pair of homers in seven games during Philadelphias homestand.Hes really swinging the bat well, Mackanin said. We had a harsh reality check for him -- keep the ball out of the air.Cameron Rupp put Philadelphia in front 2-0 with a broken-bat RBI single to left.The Cardinals tied it in the third. Weaver singled to center for his first career hit and scored on Hazelbakers two-run homer to left.After the Phillies took the lead in the fifth, Altherr made it a 4-2 game by drilling an 0-1 pitch from Jonathan Broxton over the wall in left.YOU AGAIN?Altherrs homer was the first the Phillies have hit off Broxton since Matt Stairs pinch-hit homer in Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS at Los Angeles.WEAVERS OUTINGWeaver, a 22-year-old making his second career start, went five innings and allowed three runs on nine hits with six strikeouts and no walks.I might be trying to make too good of pitches, which pushes the pitch count up, said Weaver, who was lifted after 96 pitches. Its not about making the perfect pitch, just making a quality one.RARE WINThe Phillies won for just the third time in their last 12 games against St. Louis.FAN HITA young fan sitting about 20 rows behind the Cardinals dugout was struck by a foul ball off the bat of Freddy Galvis in the eighth inning. 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Sundays game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX) looms as by far the biggest barrier.Green Bay (6-6) remains two games behind Detroit in the NFC North but has gotten back into the wild-card chase, where it trails Tampa Bay (7-5) by one game.I think theres a lot of confidence in the locker room, Rodgers said Wednesday. I think guys really believe that this team has the potential to make a run. Weve shown it the last two weeks -- a tough road win and then holding serve at home.But, obviously, this is a little bigger game with the opponent. As every game progresses, theres more on the line for us to play for. So Im confident in the guys that were up to the challenge.With Dallas (11-1) running away in the NFC race for home-field advantage, Seattle (8-3-1) is battling Detroit (8-4) for a first-round bye. The Seahawks have won four of their last five games, including a blowout of Carolina on Sunday night in which Russell Wilson threw for 277 yards and Thomas Rawls ran for 106 of the teams 240 rushing yards.While the Seahawks appear to be surging, they did suffer a significant loss when safety Earl Thomas sustained a broken leg against the Panthers. Steven Terrell is expected to replace Thomas.The Seahawks are still confident that the beat will go on for a defense that is trying to lead the NFL in points allowed for the fifth consecutive season, which would be unprecedented in the Super Bowl era.A team thats not great, they try to have everyone lift their play and do more than what theyre supposed to do, said Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who returned last week after missing five games with a knee injury. When youve got people behind them, you expect them to do their job. We expect wwhoever plays where Earl is, theyre going to do their job.ddddddddddddNobodys going to try to do more than what theyre supposed to do, and thats how you play great defense.The Packers no doubt will test Thomas replacement, but within reason.The way he plays the position is extraordinary, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. He has tremendous range, anticipation and hes a big part of their leadership of the football team.You have to look at how the new guys going to fit in, but were not going to drop back and throw 50-yard post routes all day because theyve got a new free safety. I dont think thats practical.Injuries will be a major storyline for the Packers, too. Starting outside linebacker Nick Perry, the teams leader with eight sacks, has been ruled out with an injured left hand.Fellow starter Clay Matthews, to use McCarthys words, was extremely limited against the Texans with an injured shoulder. Starting inside linebackers Jake Ryan (ankle), who returned last week from a two-game absence, and Blake Martinez (knee), who has missed the past two games, are ailing, too.Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is battling a hamstring injury -- not particularly good news for the Packers, considering Seattle ranks fourth in the league with 31 sacks.After a relatively slow start to the season, Rodgers is heating up in the nick of time. In the past seven games, he leads the NFL in touchdown passes and 100-plus rating games.Weve watched him all year, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. Hes being what he is. Hes an extraordinary football player, a great leader, an amazing competitor, such a creative player.This isnt a new guy to me. We played him back when he was in college a lot. Feel very familiar with him and have watched his career. 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