The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies meet Tuesday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. Here’s a Phillies vs Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Phillies vs Cardinals Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 23-19 on the year and play the Royals, Tigers, and Diamondbacks next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .259 on the season, have a .336 OBP, and a .402 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 3.81 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Brendan Donovan leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 48 hits and 19 RBI, while Lars Nootbaar and Willson Contreras have combined for 79 hits and 45 RBI.
Sonny Gray gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. Gray is 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA and 42 strikeouts in his career against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies are 24-17 on the year and play the Pirates, Rockies, and Athletics next. The Philadelphia Phillies are batting .257 on the season, have a .335 OBP, and a .400 slugging percentage. The Philadelphia Phillies’ pitching staff has a 3.75 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Trea Turner leads the Philadelphia Phillies with 49 hits and 14 RBI, while Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber have combined for 84 hits and 53 RBI.
Jesus Luzardo gets the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA and 51 strikeouts this season. Luzardo is 1-1 with a 3.77 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Philadelphia Phillies will win
- The Phillies have won each of their last 13 home games against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Cardinals have lost nine of their last 10 games against the Phillies following a road win.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park following a win.
- The Phillies have covered the run line in each of their last four home games against the Cardinals following a loss.
- The Phillies have led after 5 innings in 11 of their last 14 night games against the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won each of their last nine games.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last nine games.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games at Citizens Bank Park.
- The Cardinals have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games.
- The Cardinals have won the first inning in five of their last six games as road underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have led after 3 innings in five of their last six road games against NL East opponents.
Philadelphia Phillies Player Prop Facts
- Nick Castellanos has recorded a Double in three of the Phillies’ last four night games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Kyle Schwarber has hit a home run in four of the Phillies’ last seven games as home favorites.
- J.T. Realmuto has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four home appearances after playing the previous day.
- Kyle Schwarber has scored a run in nine of the Phillies’ last 10 home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jesus Luzardo has recorded six or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine appearances with his team as a home favorite against NL opponents.
- Trea Turner has recorded at least one Single in each of the Phillies’ last eight games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Nick Castellanos has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Cardinals.
- Kyle Schwarber ranks T1st in the league in Home Runs (14) this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Willson Contreras has hit a home run in two of the Cardinals’ last three games as road underdogs.
- Willson Contreras has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against the Phillies after playing the previous day.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Cardinals’ last five games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
- Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in 10 of his last 11 appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Sonny Gray has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last nine road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one Single in nine of his last 10 appearances in night games against NL East teams that held a winning record.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last 11 games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
- Sonny Gray ranks T10th in the league for Wins (4) this season.
Phillies vs Cardinals Prediction
The Phillies are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home and stacked as a title contender. Luzardo has also been great this season, allowing 11 earned runs in 47 innings while striking out 51. With that said, the Cardinals have won nine straight games and have allowed no more than two runs in their last six games. Gray has been dealing in his own right, posting a 3.50 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Gray just gave the Pirates seven shutout innings. Until this hot stretch cools off, you have to keep rolling with the Cardinals and the more favorable price. We hit on them last night. Let’s go with the Cards yet again.